We were told yesterday that our flight to Namu that was canceled be
leaving today instead, however, that is not the case. Again it was
canceled, flying down to Namu is now not a possibility because it will not
fly again until next week. Right now our faith is being tested, but we
have made our best of being on Ebeye. After finding out that they have
had a hard time getting Student Missionaries to come teach on Ebeye we
decided to make a film to help encourage others to come spend a year
here. It was a lot of getting to know the missionaries here and
interviewing on camera last night.
Ebeye is a very interesting place. Nicknamed the slum of the pacific
this small island, only a mile long, is inhabited by more than 13,000
people. The people are very laid back and easy going. Some of the small
run-down homes have more than 20 people living in a home as small as two
bed rooms. The humbling thing is that this does not faze any of the
native people. It is what needs to be done so that is there living
situation. I look at how someone who is living in the U.S. would feel if
they were in the same situation as the people here on Ebeye, and it is
so comforting to see how content these people with what I would consider
so little.
We had a chance to be at the school for several hours and it was a lot
of fun. I personally got a chance to play ping pong and basketball with
the students during lunch. It was a lot of fun. Wow, do these kids have
a lot of energy? They never stop. After playing basketball they will
start running around chasing one another and then go immediately into
playing volleyball. The kids will stick around for several hours after
school just playing and they never slow down. All of the kids are very
friendly and welcoming of us. When they saw us the first time and we had
a camera they will keep coming back and asking for us to take their
picture. I felt bad last night when a few kids asked us and we didn’t
have a camera on us. It was a lot of fun to go to prayer meeting last
night and see the local people come out and sing loud to praise God.
Well, again I would ask for your prayers in God’s guiding our trip. At
this point our next option would be a fuel boat that is coming by Ebeye
prior heading down to Namu. That boat is scheduled to leave at about 6
pm tonight. We are not sure if they are going to let us on, but we are
trying anything at this point. Hopefully when we check in tomorrow we
will have some type of concrete solution to our dilemma of getting to Namu.
Joe
