Oh Happy Day!

Saturday was a GREAT day!  In fact, when I consider last week, the entire week was pretty good!  Not only was it a wonderful Thanksgiving, I found some much needed products (pictured right).  And  to top it off Tim took me to a local mall on Saturday morning and we got to feel like we were back home in the states.  We finished our day out with pizza at Sbarro's, Diet Coke to drink and I topped it off with a Cafe' Latte from McDonalds.  It was a happy day.

Back to my precious finds.  I found the following very sought after items:

Powdered sugar (small box for $3 US)                           

Ground cinnamon 

Rum flavoring for baking (in 1/2 tsp. sizes)

Butter flavoring for baking (in 1/2 tsp. sizes)

Lettuce (at my price)

Baking soda

Cocoa (another very expensive item in a small package)

Brown sugar (doesn't pack, but it's good)

Wasa crackers

Fresh sweet potatoes (never found the canned)

I wish I could tell you that those "things" didn't matter.  But the truth is, they do.  We've only been to the mall twice since we arrived, but being there made me feel much like I was in the states.  Also, having some of those "things" lessens the cultural differences that we face everyday.   I can't begin to express how excited I was by finding things that made me able to cook more like I want to.  I was so excited on Saturday, I came home and made a 2nd dessert to carry to our team worship.

God made the choice of where we would be born.  He choose the culture we would be raised in. He does everything with a purpose.  Our job is to make sure the "things" are used by us and don't become things that keep us from serving the Lord, wherever we are.  I did know how many "things" I wouldn't have access to when I arrived here.  I could get by with out them, but boy was it a blessing to find them.  I believe God had saved that blessing for me until I needed it most.  It was a reminder that He does supply all we need, and far more than we could ever imagine!