Saturday, November 1, 2008

GETTING INTO THE ROUTINE

HELLO TO THOSE WHO READ THIS BLOG,

THINGS HAVE GOTTEN INTO A "ROUTINE" HERE NOW. IT IS A BLESSING TO HAVE RUNNING WATER EXCEPT NOW THE ELECTRICITIY WANTS TO GO OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS AT A TIME! PRAISE THE LORD ANYWAY! HAVING VIVIAN HERE HAS BEEN SUCH A BLESSING. SHE IS A NATURE TEACHER AND IS WILLING TO DO WHATEVER TASK IS GIVEN TO HER.

WE NOW HAVE A WATER COOLER FOR THE CHILDREN TO HAVE COLD WATER DURING THE DAY. IT IS SO HOT AND HUMID AND THEY DRINK LOTS OF WATER, WHICH IS GOOD FOR THEM. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SICK CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL, WITH WHAT THEY CALL "THE GRIPE". IT IS A COLD AND COUGH. WELL, THEY FINALLY PASSED IT ON TO ME. I HAVE BEEN COUGHING FOR A WEEK. WE NOW HAVE A LADY COOKING FOR US AND SHE MADE ME A "TEA" OF DIFFERENT HERBS, SO.......WE WILL SEE.

GOD IS MOVING IN A WONDERFUL WAY AMONG THE DEAF CHILDRENI . THEY ARE JUST LIKE SPONGES, ABSORBING EVERYTHING SO QUICKLY. THEY ARE SIGNING WITH ME AND WITH EACH OTHER NOW. I TEACH BIBLE CLASS ON FRIDAYS AND ONE LITTLE BOY WAS JUST ENRAPTURED WITH THE STORY OF GOD'S CREATION. AS I TAUGHT THEM THE SIGNS FOR THINGS LIKE "THE TRINITY OF GOD", I BEGAN TO WEEP AS I COULD ENVISION THESE SAME CHILDREN ONE DAY BEING PASTORS AND TEACHERS OF GOD'S WORD AND USING THESE BIBLICAL SIGNS TO TEACH.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE TWO LITTLE "STREET" BOYS THAT I HAVE. EDUARDO IS VERY HYPER AND HAS LITTLE DISCIPLINE AND BLADIME HAS BEEN VERY SICK. HE IS LEFT ALONE ALL DAY WITH A HIGH FEVER. WE SENT SOMEONE TO CHECK ON HIM AND THEY COULD SEE HIM SLEEPING THROUGH THE CRACKS IN THE BOARDS OF THE HOUSE, BUT THE DOOR WAS LOCKEDAND WE COULD NOT GET IN AND OF COURSE HE COULDN'T HEAR US TO OPEN. HOPEFULLY HE IS BETTER THROUGH OUR PRAYERS AND RETURNS TO SCHOOL.

THE TEACHERS THAT I AM TRAINING ARE DOING WELL AND LEARNING QUICKLY. PLEASE PRAY FOR THEM ALSO: CATI AND ELIZABETH. THEY ARE BOTH OLDER AND I FEEL THEY WILL STAY WITH ME. VIVIAN WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH HER FEET SWELLING BUT IS DOING MUCH BETTER.

ALL IN ALL, EVERYTHING IS GREAT! WE ARE REJOICING IN OUR GOD! HE NEVER FAILS US AND NEVER WILL!

TALK MORE LATER

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