Once again, my day has been long and full; I got up andran this morning with several interns at a local park, then was equipped until lunch @ Techno University. I came back to read and fell asleep for a few hours before teaching english class for the second day – it went wonderfully I might add. and tonight I have been attempting to clean out Anna’s computer so that it will be faster and work better for both of us, as I use her computer when I get to use any; tonight we went to an italian resteraunt here that was expensive comparably and yet still only cost about $3, the food was good and the main table had two of our students as well! Tonight we went out for Karaoke and it was a blast, we had a lot of fun. I will say however that there were several songs that I had issues with, and moreover I had issues that we were singing or listening to some of them. I seem to be tired, so therefore prone to thinking about what I am doing wrong or could do better in life, but I have beenstruggling hardcore recently with the line between being exposed to culture (i.e. music and movies) in order to relate to people, or the call to stray from profane, perverted and crude material in our lives. Our group recently watched Anchorman, and although it was funny, it was not the type of humor I want to dwell within me, it is not a movie I would want to watch sitting next to the King of Kings. I mentioned this to Anna this afternoon in passing, and had to leave the karaoke place for a while because I don’t know how to handle it. I pray for God’s guidance and direction, his wisdom and strenght, patience and mercy, that I may love the people and not the actions… not the sin. I just don’t seem to understand how a person can teach about the love of God and the importance of biblical values and then go and quote Dane Cook, Family Guy, or movies like Anchorman. I feel as if those of us that are here are masters of putting on faces, religious ones, social ones, and relational ones at different times depending on the circumstances. I want to be real. I want to be open and transparent. It hurts. It aches.
I know that these are issues that are valid, but I also recognize that Satan is using them to distract me from my purpose here. I must ask that you pray for me as I strive to maintain a loving attitude, a humble attitude, a content attitude, and an attitude that is focused on and bringing glory to Christ.
I have been reminded of James, the Russian orphan from Arkansas, repeatedly the last few days. Please pray for him and the way that God is revealing himself to him.
Blessings… Adam
