May
8, 2013
Middle
School Love
We
have been given the opportunity to assist with an English Club at the local
middle school in town! We spend 2 hours with 600 students! Chris is a ROCK STAR
and does a fantastic job leading these students in activities. He is a natural
with a microphone and a large crowd!
We have
finished for the semester, but we are now prying that this opportunity
continues for the fall semester and that we further our relationship with the
middle school principal, teachers, and students.
May
10, 2013
Friday
Night Crew
We
have spent every Friday night for over a month now with the same group of
students. We cook an American dish and they in turn cook an Asian dish! We
always end up with an intense game of UNO with plenty of laughter. It feels so
natural to have this group over to our home each week. It is a joy to cook for
them, too. We have really bonded with them and we are prying for Father to take
these relationships to the next level. We do not push, but instead we show love
with willing hearts. To shake things up a bit, we did chocolate Fondue (thanks
to our good friend from the Melting Pot!) and had fun with homemade photo booth
accessories!
May
12, 2013
Happy
Mother’s Day!
We
surprised our moms with flower deliveries for Mother’s Day! Shout out to some
awesome moms who have helped us tremendously while we live overseas!!
Becky
visited a friend’s English Center and spent time teaching the children about
Mother’s Day and showed them how to make a Mother’s Day card! (It says "Happy Mother's Day" in our language!)
Class Happenings
We
have successfully completed the first 10 lessons of our language class. We are
now going back through each lesson to specifically learn how to write and
recognize each character. As frustrating as this can be, we know that it is
equally important to be able to read as much as it is to be able to speak. We
are making progress! It has been awesome to speak a few phrases and write some
characters for students. They are touched that a foreigner is learning their
language! We have a long way to go, but we are pressing forward with His
guidance!
Becky
recently finished proctoring midterm exams and is 4 weeks away from the end of
her first semester of teaching overseas. She discovered that “sucking up” is
universal!
One of Becky's students painted us a beautiful scroll for our home! It was such a sweet gift!
Becky
showed the J film to 210 of her students last week as a part of how religion
influences culture. A great segue into revealing truth. It was incredible to
see their reactions while watching something for the first time. They were
amazed at the part where J feeds 5,000 people. They were also incredibly
concerned when J was beaten. It was good for us to see the film again. It is
always a deep reminder of the origin of our salvation and how significant of a
price He paid for our lives. We encourage you to watch the film at a time other
than Easter. Take a moment and watch it with your families. Be reminded of how
powerful His grace will always be.
