reflected_light ([info]reflected_light) wrote,
@ 2007-04-25 16:20:00
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Current mood: exhausted

I'm Home
Ah, what a whirlwind I've been through! Home again. So strange, after living third world for a month. I left Zambia at 7:30am Monday morning and finally dragged my suitecase through the door of my home in Baltimore yesterday at 3:30pm. I spent 35 hours traveling!! That includes a 9-hour layover in South Africa, a 17 hour flight to the States, and another 5 hour layover in Atlanta. I'm physically weary but spiritually shining. :) God is so kind to me in so many ways I can't put words to. He just keeps speaking awesome things. 

I couldn't afford to take any more time away from my job, so today was my first day back at work - I'm nearly dizzy with jetlagged exhaustion, but really enjoying being back with my coworkers again. :) I've described various aspects of my journey to a dozen different people, but even as I speak I know I can never paint a picture that they'd really understand. Not without eyes that have been opened by the Holy Spirit. :) 

I'll describe the last month as best I can when I've had a chance to rest - thank you all for being so very patient. :) I love you all ~

Rita


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[info]gtrnvox
2007-04-25 10:19 pm UTC (link)
Welcome back!

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[info]reflected_light
2007-04-26 03:03 pm UTC (link)
Thank you! It's really good to be back. :)

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[info]chenyehovah
2007-04-26 02:58 am UTC (link)
It's great to have you back Rita! Were you just fresh off the plane when you joined the Homiletics class on grace island yesterday? By the way, I need to talk to you as soon as possible. See you around!

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[info]reflected_light
2007-04-26 03:05 pm UTC (link)
Thanks! I had arrived home @ about 3:30pm and then unpacked a bit before falling asleep. I had intended to be at school for Homiletics at 6pm but only managed to drag myself out of bed in time to catch the last half-hour! :/

I've got Foundations class tonight, if you want to find me then you can. :) Is this about the photos you requested?

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[info]the_bobby
2007-04-26 03:54 am UTC (link)
aw yay!
glad you are back.

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[info]reflected_light
2007-04-26 03:07 pm UTC (link)
Thanks, me too! It's been so nice to be welcomed so warmly by all my friends and coworkers. :D Makes me feel so loved. ♥ :P

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[info]lmeighmy
2007-04-26 01:33 pm UTC (link)
It's good to have you back! :-D

I'm looking forward to hearing all about your trip. :-)

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[info]reflected_light
2007-04-26 03:09 pm UTC (link)
I'm looking forward to writing about it! Pastor Shibley asked me to share about my trip for about 5 minutes Sunday morning, so I need to gather my thoughts anyway. :) I wish I had pictures - I was using a friend's camera, so I have to get the pictures from them. Hopefully this week. :)

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[info]lmeighmy
2007-04-26 03:16 pm UTC (link)
I'll be watching! :-D Pics would be great, too! :-)

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[info]joanneabigail
2007-04-26 02:10 pm UTC (link)
wow! you! wow!!!! :) welcome back dearest :)

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[info]reflected_light
2007-04-26 03:31 pm UTC (link)
Hello my friend! ♥ Thank you for the welcome, it's really good to be back - though strange at the same time. :) To live 3rd-world and then to go back to the American lifestyle feels pretty weird, though the feeling is fading fast.

You're a MOM now! Of two!! How quickly things change. :) How are your sweet little babies doing?

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Hello
[info]bravobevo
2007-04-26 04:24 pm UTC (link)
Welcome back, Rita. Here is a welcome home present:

http://www.hopeforthehokies.com/

You are welcome to download the songs at no cost. Let me know which ones you like. My favorites are the songs by David Crowder and Charlie Hall. The site will be removed at the end of May.

Blessings to you, Steve

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Thanks! - and a question
[info]reflected_light
2007-04-26 05:50 pm UTC (link)
Thank you so much - I LOVE getting new music!

It looks like I've missed something though - what's this website for? What "tragic events" happened at Virginia Tech? :(

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Re: Thanks! - and a question
[info]bravobevo
2007-04-27 12:32 am UTC (link)
Wow, Rita, I'm sorry to have to be the one to mention it. It still gives me goosebumps to even talk about it, but Monday a week ago (on April 16th) a depressed college student killed 32 people (including professors) on campus. Here's my post on it. http://bravobevo.livejournal.com/2007/04/23/

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[info]reflected_light
2007-04-27 08:44 pm UTC (link)
Oh... wow.

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[info]trophyofgrace
2007-04-26 08:12 pm UTC (link)
Welcome back! I talked to Emily. She was jet-lagged too. I think she's going back to work today (26th). I can't wait to see all the photos she's taken.

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[info]reflected_light
2007-04-26 08:30 pm UTC (link)
I haven't had a chance to really rest since my plane landed... because of my extended stay in Zambia I couldn't afford to take one more day off of work. But God is giving me a capacity for it all, and it's really nice to be greeted so warmly by all my coworkers. :) They really missed me. :) And last night at church was so nice! I just kept looking around at all the faces I hadn't seen in four weeks. I had an amazing time in Zambia and South Africa but at the same time it's great to be home again. I feel like I've had my vision for life refreshed. :)

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[info]dancing_darling
2007-04-26 11:06 pm UTC (link)
Hello sweet Rita,
Been thinking of you and praying for you. It's good to see you're home safe. ♥

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[info]greenhornet
2007-08-06 09:16 pm UTC (link)
welcome back.

I had to deliver some medical equipment in baltimore and drove right past your church.

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[info]reflected_light
2007-08-07 11:56 pm UTC (link)
Aw, you were so close! :) If you ever come by again and have some advance warning, let me know, it would be nice to meet you. :)

I hope you're doing well! God bless ~

Rita

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a man under authority.
[info]greenhornet
2007-08-08 11:45 pm UTC (link)
Unfortunately, I never have advance warning. I show up and they say, go here, and I go. I remind myself of the guys working for the centurion whose servant Jesus healed. :)


If you are going to be passing northward toward Philadelphia, or out toward Chambersburg, send up a rocket and we'll see what the schedules like.
(I've been reading about old-timey shipwrecks, hence the rocket reference)

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