Questions

I've been thinking a lot since I've come back from my trip home what I want this next year to look like. Several ideas and questions come to my mind that I am mulling over. One question that needs to be addressed is my health - what do I need to do about my lingering sinus infection? Today, I felt achy along with a sinus headache and congestion and a colleague suggested I have elders of the church anoint me with oil and pray over me. When I came back home this evening my neighbor told me I should drink local tisanes and juices to clear my sinus and boost my energy. Another idea I'm looking into is purchasing an air filter and looking for a new apartment that is not on a sandy street. I go back and forth about moving...I love my little neighborhood and would be sad to leave all of the kids who run up to me every time I go out and shake my hand (and sometimes even curtsey). Sunday I found out that my neighbor had a baby girl and named her little Anna "Anna Ndaw." So I am torn... another factor is that I would like to be closer for a while to the village churches to be able to visit more often and understand their economic constraints and opportunities. Another potential opportunity is for me to study French in France for a month to have an intense time of sharpening my language skills to be better equipped to train church leaders. I may not go if a training opportunity comes up in economic development. To throw into the mix a female intern is coming in November and would like to live with someone, and I am planning to find a place with her. Adding to this most of my teammates are returning to the States for a few months and I will be mostly by myself and thought it would be nice not be in Dakar as much and mostly stay out in the village area. I've found a place I can stay for a while in a city near the villages and my colleague has offered to let me store some of my belongings in her apartment. But then the decision comes back to my health and maybe I need to have a procedure to clear up my infection - I'm waiting for the doctor to find out about this. Well I'll save my other questions for the near future. I could use prayer for wisdom.

If you read this and understood my rambling thoughts, I'm impressed. If you have advice feel free to comment.