Dear Friends and Family,
Last week I was in Nehemiah; this week I’m reading in Job. Don’t you just love where Job busts forth in Job 19 with the assurance that our Redeemer lives and he will see Him!
Let me tell you about some of our precious children:
Roger had an extended conversation with one of his little boys . He just can’t behave; and it extends from defiance and disobedience to fighting and running out of the room. He expressed frustration at not being able to be good. Roger agreed with him; we can’t be good because we really don’t have the power. He explained that when we ask Jesus to be part of our lives, He will help us. The student was listening, but he wasn’t ready to make a commitment. Pray that he is on the road to becoming a Christian. He already admits he is a sinner…..
One girl in my class, who clings to her traditional religion and charms, is asking me how I know that the Bible is true. I don’t know if that question comes from trying to disrupt others’ faith or if she is really interested. When I asked the class to write down on an unsigned (oh yes, I know their penmanship) index card who they thought Jesus was, her response was that Jesus was a good man. Jesus was so much more than a good man! This girl is new to the school and fitting in well, and I pray that she softens to the truth of the Bible.
When the children are here with us every other weekend, it is a splendid opportunity to talk to them in a setting where we can show them that we really care about them. I learned that one student lives in a motorhome filled with junk. No wonder he likes to be here where he has a room with a bathroom and a dorm dad who cares about him. Pray for him and other children who go home to those types of home situations. And I learned that one 7th grader has never been to a dentist. Fortunately the health truck comes by here and certain grades of the children are screened and given what they need.
We are so appreciative of your thoughts and prayers and little notes.
I have attached a couple of photos – one of Roger’s boys at the Observatory and one of some of our little girls at the fish hatchery. www.indianschool.org
Love,
Sara
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