My point in all this is that if you believe that you’re meeting all his needs, you will be blind to areas where the relationship needs to grow.
Most of the reasons I have been given for not dating paraplegic girls are based on false beliefs.
I work in a big wheelchair friendly office building where I have to go from room to room a lot.
The dusty alleys of Dakar are almost empty at dusk.
People rush home like fast shadows before the evil spirits come out at night.
The city, lit by a timid moonlight, feels timeless.
A common refrain here is, “During the day you’ll see Islam, but at night you’ll find Voodoo.” In predominantly Muslim Senegal, Voodoo is widespread, condemned by the Qu’ran but practiced in secret by many people.
The stairwell is tight and dark, and animal carcasses lay piled up in a room of the priest’s house.
Pieces of chickens, monkeys, lions and snakes, together with fruit, hair and nuts are used to make amulets, charms and fetishes (Voodoo talismans) to protect devotees from the wrath of the gods.
CHRIS MASTERS (to David Lowe): And what do you understand was his contact with Christ?
DAVID LOWE, BRISBANE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP 1985-2000: Oh, one on one. CHRIS MASTERS: It proclaims no high and mighty leadership. But first among equals is this man Vic Hall, a tool maker from New Zealand.