Ticking Since 1100 AD by Brent
How long have you been on this earth, and what is the oldest memory you have? Our team from Dallas contemplated these questions throughout the day as they visited a girls orphanage in the morning and the matching orphanage for the boys in the afternoon.
Initial awkardness with the young girls quickly melted away to reveal smiling faces as the team laughed, played and shared in a few hours of games, arts, and crafts. In the afternoon with the boys it was straight to the soccer field. And just as the game was getting competetive, the skies opened with a brilliant Central American rainstorm sending everyone running from the field. We spent the remainder of our time getting to know one another better huddled up in a few small rooms as the rains came down.
The evening provided an opporotunity to reflect on time as we sat in the shadow of a clock that has been ticking since 1100 AD. How long have you been here is an interesting question answered with simple math, but maybe the better questions are: How long do you have left, and how long do you have with those you love?