May 7th

May 7th, 2010

Today started earlier than one would usually wish… Someone started sweeping the ground @ 4:00 a.m. (with some sort of wooden short broom stick) and then someone else did it around 5:00 a.m. also… We woke up to the sound of dirt hitting our tent And the off course the roosters were having themselves a party all of their own and I just smiled. The children were already watching us white people (still watching a whole lot of nothing) and I praised God in my heart for another day to serve Him.

After some much enjoyed oatmeal and coffee (I know, it’s tough out here in the jungle…), Rick began session number one. There are 25 leaders taking the seminar, although many more would LOVE to join. It just works better that way. They seam to be really enjoying it. There are 3 women also taking the course which I am so happy about as I believe they need the education just as much. The morning was about WHY doing ministry with the children, about loving them, building relationships with them and not just preaching. Rick is a very enthusiastic preacher (even in this heat) and I think the people are enjoying themselves. As I type this, I can see about 4 heads of reflexion on the computer screen from people peeking over the brick fence to see what I could possibly be doing. I wonder what they think of this laptop (especially since it’s a Mac you know?) and wonder about how those letters keep appearing on the screen… I so wish I could speak to the language. It’s some dialect I don’t understand at all. Oh, I had a good idea, MUSIC. So I just turned it on and they seem to be enjoying it. They really like to watch no matter what and giggle. Really weird. Anyway, I should go to the session now that baby Raph is napping. He is so warm all the time, poor kid! He really enjoys the big buckets of water we have and the long baths in them! Him and Tendai enjoy each other most of the time too, which is good. Ok, those kids are getting loud and trying to tell me something, but I have no clue what :) Have a good day, I’ll do the same!