Tuesday, January 15, 2008
It Truly Is All About The Relationship
I attended the information meeting on January 6 for the summer trip to Namibia that Christ's Church is hoping to take. The question arose regarding the best use of the money that the trip would cost. In other words, if the trip costs $2,000 per person and there are 30 people going, couldn't the people of Namibia make better use of the $60,000 instead of having 30 people fly down for a couple of weeks?"

It's a good question. The very one that I asked Brenda Johnston (HPOM - Arandis) back in 2006, during my first trip to Namibia. We were standing in the vacant lot that I had been running around kicking a soccer ball with the children (yes, I was taking a break...). Her answer went something like this, "Don, while the money obviously helps, it's really not the money the people here want. What they want is you to come down and be a part of their life, if only for a week. They want to know someone cares enough to come down."

They want the relationship.

This morning I received an email from my housemate Boniface Ndagijimana. He is the one I stayed with while in Namibia when I went on my own just about a year ago in 2007. In his email, he let me know that he had made it back to Arandis after having gone home (Burundi) and that he and his fiance Angelique were now ready for their wedding on July 12th. Here is the rest of the email in his words...

"If you are coming this summer, let me know so that I may give the full programme and where you can fit. I miss you and your wisdom. I believe you will be of great help for me."

I sent him a text message tonight telling him we could talk about it in 5 weeks or so when I am back down there. I'm excited to hear of his plans. I hope I can make the wedding!
posted by Don @ 12:26 AM  
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