Please pray for Mikayla's foot. Her foot was scraped this past weekend while on an outing and became very swollen, red, hot and painful. She was running a fever on Sunday as well. Now she is on antibiotics and the redness is diminishing. Her foot is still swollen and aches a lot. She did not go to school Monday because of it. Today (Tuesday our time) she doesn't have school since it is a national holiday here. Thanks.
One of my favorite scents at Bath and Body Works is plumeria.
I found out recently that this beautiful blooming plant is in our backyard!!!
Plumeria
Plumeria flowers
Hi! I have accepted the assignment of Guest House Manager and Hospitality Coordinator. (That is actually 2 differing positions that I am fulfilling.) I am in charge of managing the reservations and staff for the Guest House and also arranging hospitality for those who need it, i.e., new missionaries moving over here, visitors from various missionary support agencies, etc....
I look forward to this ministry opportunity and thank God for it. This is a great position as it does not interfere with tending to the needs of my family first and foremost.
1 Peter 4: 9Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace:
Well, it is hot (init) in this Philippine Summer....even the local people are saying this summer is hotter than normal!!!!!
Ben is playing T-ball and Kirsten is playing Baseball. They both think it is okay but it's not their favourite sport. The biggest factor in their dislike of the sport is the heat.
Kirsten hitting a ball
Ben at third base
Ben prefers to build with his k'nex or make weapons out of tree branches!
Fighter Ben
Bear (our dog) is growing bigger. He is a cute puppy and we really are enjoying him.
The guys
Mikayla and Bear
I was asked to substitute teach a high school class for a week which I just finished a couple weeks ago. The high school is located right next to the office where I work. It is mostly attended by missionary kids. Our kids will go there when they get old enough.
The class was on apologetics. There were about a dozen kids in the class and I really enjoyed it. Specifically, I taught Presuppositional Apologetics. This was the first time that they heard of this form of apologetics and they seemed to catch on quite well.
I based the class content on the apologetics that I taught at Tyrone Covenant Presbyterian Church, our home church in the states. I taught that over a 9 month period sometime around the year 2000. Naturally, there was no way that I could fit 9 months into a week, but we covered a lot of ground anyway.
I assigned them homework and reading each night and we had a test at the end of the week. I graded the homework and the tests. So, I was a full-fledged substitute teacher for a week.
I really enjoyed the experience. I found myself highly energized as I taught the kids. We had some really interesting discussions and the feedback that I received from the kids and the teacher that I substituted for were quite positive. In fact, the teacher asked if I would be interested in teaching a class next fall.
Which, of course, reminds me of what I have told many of you in person. Teachers for mission schools are really badly needed. If you don't believe me, just look at the fact that they asked a software developer to teach apologetics! Are you a teacher? Have you considered missions lately? Teachers for missionary kids are what allow missionaries to stay on the field - think about what an important role you can play in missions as a teacher.
