ABOUT YOU

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Years ago a visitor asked me how to get into the hospital. I answered, you walk in. That is no longer true, but it is true of the villages. Drive outside the city to a town. The villages will be a bit farther, maybe down a side street. Drive to the end of the paved road. If there is a dirt road, follow it. If you find a smaller village with mud-brick houses and roofs made of non-roofing materials, stop. You have arrived at your destination.

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You'll need a translator. Other than that, it's all up to you.

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When we first began working in villages the people were not surprised. Churches, charities and local governments provide help; the people are used to that. What surprised them is that we stayed. People who bring stuff leave after they have given out the boxes and taken some photos.

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If you stay you have a good chance of making real changes. Everyone leaves, which makes no sense: there is an endless list of things that need to be done to make you into the person God wants.

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You have to stay. If you leave before you've been thinned to the finest thread, you'll miss out on everything.

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