I’ve been enjoying the stories of the travels of Loriann in Sudan. She just wrote a couple of posts about her "Ganza trip", listening to and sharing with people in villages in Sudan. The Ganza are a tribe of people in Sudan, and it’s fascinating to hear about their lives and concerns.
You can read about it here: Overview of Ganza Trip:Day 1, and then Overview of Ganza Trip: Day 2. Here’s and excerpt:
On a personal note, I’m not sure I’ve ever felt more overwhelmed in my life on a cultural, physical, and spiritual level. Culturally I felt the pressure of what it would say about me as a woman if our second round of cooking in the bush turned out like our half cooked beans the night before. In this culture, the visitors are served first, then the men, then the women and the children. We didn’t have enough plates for everyone, so Kristin and I served food and then waited for the men to finish, wash their plates and then serve the next people. On a physical level, I was rather hungry and felt anxious about the long day of hiking ahead of us and looked at the pot of dwindling food…
I discovered another journal of fellow travellers here at Sizzin’ in Sudan. Worth a read if you’re interested in serving God in this amazing country!
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