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| Five weeks of Truth English Bible Club, count them FIVE long weeks. |
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| We went from this in October to |
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| these in November |
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| So here's the grand finale in December |
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| Almost all of the kids came back every week. They LOVED the crafts and didn't want to leave. In fact I think we might be in trouble with the school because they were late for their bus back to China so often. I think. I don't actually know. Sometimes it's good not to know. |
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| You can't help but love these kids but they are ROWDY!!! Maybe, for just a moment, they contemplated the God of the universe who created jewels of all colors, and children with all kinds of interests, curiosities, and capabilities... maybe, maybe. |
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So that's what I did on Thursdays these past coupla months. We had twenty-four kids enrolled, six adults, and bedlam. It makes me appreciate my "real" job (or my paying one, anyway :) which is now with international seminary students, who are calm! interested! glad to be at school! and they don't jump on the chairs and tables (or at least not as much)!
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| from L to R: an American visitor from California, two grad students from Myanmar and one from Mainland China. |
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| The 2 students from Cambodia have finally gotten their student visas after waiting and wondering for more than three months and have arrived! |
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| bringing our Cambodian student population up to three! |
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| Lao students huddled against the cold (55F) which seems very cold indeed when you've just arrived from Laos. But they're happy to be here anyway! |
Who knows which of the things we work for are worthwhile, which are of lasting significance, which are worth our time and talents and treasures? I love the season of Advent (Yes, we've got another whole week of it, folks!) because it reminds me, in the midst of the world's frenzy, that there's power and strength in toughing things out (for a season), waiting them out, watch and see, which things show signs of fruition...
"Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord
comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will
expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their
praise from God."
-- I Corinthians 4:5
And on a very personal note, did I mention the BOYS are arriving next week!!!!!!! Waiting.... waiting..... oooh it's hard to wait!!!!!!!!!!
Chrysta,
ReplyDeleteOn Dec. 17 when you were posting this, we were at OSLC Hartland talking about you and Wayne, running the Fall 50 in Door Co and mostly talking about our upcoming trip to the Diocese of Meru. Walt and I are investigating a coordinator position. Something that we have talked about a long time. So glad a friend shared your blog site. So good to catch up some. Miss you,
Aleta