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Urology is the branch of medicine that deals with the urinary system. With that information, you may now make an educated decision about whether or not you want to read the rest of this post.[...]
I forgot to write a post this weekend; I have no excuse. I try to have some measure of routine in my weeks where I remember to give an update for everyone praying for me, and yet that sense of regularity or normalcy evades me. This elusive concept of normal sounds appealing, but it also sounds a little boring, if we're being completely honest (which I try to be).[...]
I'm late writing this week's update because I spent a lot of time learning about volunteering with refugees and then helping friends lead a church service for refugees living nearby. What a privilege to serve. I was asked to lead songs with the children, and I had the absolute delight of teaching twenty kids the motions to one of my favorite songs - "Jesus Soccer Star." I watched them dance along with smiles on their faces, and each one lit up when I pointed to them during the "I just came here to love you" line. As refugees in Germany, very few of these kids speak English, though, so they had no idea what the song was about. One of the twenty was fluent in English, and about half understood German. We translated the basic concept into German and the kids who only knew Arabic danced anyways (the kid who spoke French sat in the corner with his arms crossed).[...]
I was really excited last week to sit down and type out the wonders of my return to Frauenchor last Monday night, but I fell sick on Thursday and was taking it easy all weekend long. I missed my second week at the local women's choir this past Monday, but I can't tell you how excited I am for my old German neighbor to pick me up this week and help me up the stairs where I'll sing in a room of women who have a different mother tongue than I do but welcomed me into their club nonetheless. [...]
