For me, Hannah, the whole experience made me realise how living in the Kenyan bush will be much tougher physically than I’ve been expecting. It was really good to become aware of some of the challenges that lack of electricity and running water bring in a safe ‘home’ environment.
Many of us felt that we learned something about contentment. Lying in “bed” that long first night, I reflected on the fact that what we were experiencing is daily life for many people. (2.5 billion people have no access to a toilet and only about half the world’s population have running water in their homes). I wondered how I would cope if I had to live without such luxuries for the rest of my life. Could I do it? Somehow, my mind was drawn to Jesus’s promise of a room in his Father’s house. I’m not suggesting for a moment that we neglect the inequalities in this present world, but I am very thankful that at the end of the day, no matter what happens, I know that I have a home in which to spend eternity. Perhaps that’s what the apostle Paul was thinking about when he said he’d learned the secret of contentment in every circumstance.
