Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Great Expectations....and consequent disappointment

Today was supposed to be a banner day.  After more than three months of waiting, the part for our broken clothes dryer was supposed to be installed this afternoon.  However, it seems that as we get our hopes up in the morning, we often spend the end of the day saying, "Well, that's Russia."

This morning the company called to tell me that the part from Germany contained a factory defect and they would not be sending a repairman today.  So, where does that leave us?  Back to doing a minimum of two loads of laundry a day and waiting for them to crunchily dry on the rack.  It leaves us praying that they can get the part ordered and delivered from Germany in less than another three months time.  And it leaves us with a clothes dryer that only worked for a week and has since just been something to sit other stuff on top of.

Well, that's Russia.

After my trip to some small towns this past week, I keep telling myself that the things in Moscow that make me whine are nothing compared to the life that other Russians endure every day.  Many have no running water or indoor plumbing.  Many struggle with how to heat their homes.  So, there is much more to life than a dryer that is not working.  However, when away from your home you cling to small comforts that make life a little more bearable, and that was one of them.  So, today please pray for Kellye and I to have patience.  And pray that the company is able to get a new, non-defective part delivered in a relatively short amount of time.

Blessings,
Marc

2 comments:

Shelli said...

Well that just totally stinks.

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