Pergie, I admire you but I just cannot do it. My son is a missionary in Chad and he's the same way as you are. We were there for a week and it drove me nuts. During daylight hours I couldn't read more than a sentence in a book before being interrupted. I have ADHD so a 30-second interruption requiring thought abolishes a half-day of work.

Actually, once I thought of it, I do sometimes see local poverty problems and respond to them. Anyone who wants to see me about anything at all comes on Saturday morning between 8 and 10 AM and they first go see our security guard, tell him the problem, and get permission to show up. Aside from the kids that I'm holding for kingdom kids, I'll see no one medically by my house whatsoever, for any reason. However, if it's a legitimate need, I'll do a house call close by or examine someone in our security guard's house (a close neighbor). I'm sure he's on the take with this, but so be it.

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Mary Vanderkooi
Kale Heywott Church (KHC)
Soddo, Ethiopia