Comments | saoirse_lily: One hand or two?

saoirse_lily

One hand or two?

Aug 01, 2006 13:02

It's been almost a year and a half since I got back from India (amazing thought!) and I was only there for about two months, but certain things you never lose. For instance, the enjoyment of eating food with your right hand. For those of you who don't know, in India, it's custom (and common sense, really!) to eat one's food (usually some rice ( Read more... )

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anonymous August 2 2006, 00:36:58 UTC

That's funny! My sister Lydia was in West Africa for almost 5 months recently, and they also ate with their right hands, for the left hands were unclean! =) She emailed us soon after she got there and said that she had a great way to cut down on dishes! :-) No thanks!

~Anna~

saoirse_lily August 2 2006, 01:17:38 UTC

It IS a great way to cut down on dishes...and seriously, it's not as bad as it sounds! I didn't know that they ate with their right hands in West Africa...isn't there a large Moslem population there? I think that might have something to do with it...

anonymous August 3 2006, 23:59:17 UTC

what could be more natural than eating with the "utensils" that God gave you?

What indeed -- fun quote and post, Jessica!

Where any of the members of your team left-handed folk?

I have a forgetting-to-log-in trend going on here... Time to break it! bri_ronic August 4 2006, 00:01:01 UTC

I claim the above post.

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batzion August 2 2006, 04:14:38 UTC

I enjoyed your post but I have to admit, I am envious of your travels to so many exotic places. :-)

I dream of India, literally. When I was preparing to go to Greece for three months a couple of years ago, I dreamed we were driving in a remote region of Greece and crossed the border into India. Of course, Greece doesn't border India, but the dream seemed significant to me. I don't usually remember my dreams.

The international church with which I was involved in Athens included many Indians & Sri Lankans and I fell in love with them! I told one of the church deaconesses, Sis. Benu who was from India, about my dream and she thought it prophetic and believed that I would eventually minister there. Let it be, Lord!

saoirse_lily August 2 2006, 14:14:46 UTC

I am envious of your travels to so many exotic places.

Well, it's really only (currently) two, India and Thailand...but someday I hope it's many, many more!

I dream of India, literally.

Then I very much hope you get to go there someday...what type of ministry would you like to do?