September 17, 2009
Today I woke up at 7am. I made my way off the top bunk and was greeted by Haley. “Estie, we killed a black momba!” I don’t know what a black momba is, but I think it’s bad from the way it sounds. “It’s super poisonous, if you get bit you’ll die in 7 minutes!” She explained. That’s pleasant news to wake up to. This entire past week we have been educated on the dangerous things around us, and now I just learned that we are sharing quarters with one of the deadliest snakes. Well, I’ve made it a week; I hope I make it until November 23rd.
I learned one of the girls on my team had slid on a rug and landed directly next to the snake that could have taken her life in a second, especially since it was a baby black momba and apparently they dispense all their poison upon biting.
Fortunately the missionary who lives on site was there and killed it by throwing a rug on the snake followed by a rock and her stomping body. We now call her the “Snake Warrior.”
I began to reflect on everything that I hope to return home to and how awful it would be to not to see my loved ones again. It has been a week and I already miss Brian terribly and cannot imagine what the next nine weeks of distance will do to me.
We have no anti-venom if one of us were to get bit. And apparently there are many black mambas in our area.
Today for class we focused a lot on our schedule and then debriefed the snake incident. Prof. Leslie shared some difficult stories from her experience as a former missionary to Africa and how she had seen many Africans die from snake bites. I felt so fearful. A few of us girls started crying and then we decided we should pray for safety. It was good to commit ourselves into the Lord’s hands again, however it is a constant process for me. I am scared, I want to live a long life, have lots of babies, and be a wife, etc.
Please pray for our safety.
“I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.” – Luke 10:19
Estie
Today I woke up at 7am. I made my way off the top bunk and was greeted by Haley. “Estie, we killed a black momba!” I don’t know what a black momba is, but I think it’s bad from the way it sounds. “It’s super poisonous, if you get bit you’ll die in 7 minutes!” She explained. That’s pleasant news to wake up to. This entire past week we have been educated on the dangerous things around us, and now I just learned that we are sharing quarters with one of the deadliest snakes. Well, I’ve made it a week; I hope I make it until November 23rd.
I learned one of the girls on my team had slid on a rug and landed directly next to the snake that could have taken her life in a second, especially since it was a baby black momba and apparently they dispense all their poison upon biting.
Fortunately the missionary who lives on site was there and killed it by throwing a rug on the snake followed by a rock and her stomping body. We now call her the “Snake Warrior.”
I began to reflect on everything that I hope to return home to and how awful it would be to not to see my loved ones again. It has been a week and I already miss Brian terribly and cannot imagine what the next nine weeks of distance will do to me.
We have no anti-venom if one of us were to get bit. And apparently there are many black mambas in our area.
Today for class we focused a lot on our schedule and then debriefed the snake incident. Prof. Leslie shared some difficult stories from her experience as a former missionary to Africa and how she had seen many Africans die from snake bites. I felt so fearful. A few of us girls started crying and then we decided we should pray for safety. It was good to commit ourselves into the Lord’s hands again, however it is a constant process for me. I am scared, I want to live a long life, have lots of babies, and be a wife, etc.
Please pray for our safety.
“I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.” – Luke 10:19
Estie
2 comments:
Well told, Estie! You made me laugh twice. It's great to hear you aren't dead, that you're living the adventure and that you have people around you who care about your protection. I love you!
Estie! I will be praying for your safetyy, as well as the safety of the other students with you. I am enjoying your blog. You have so much insight, and you learn so much about God from seemingly random events. Most importantly, you are able to convey it all so clearly to your readers! I look forward to your next entry.
Your sister in Christ, Jenny XOXO
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