Dear Friends,
One of the joys 😉 of living in a rural area is having a close
relationship with Amazon. I can order anything from soup to nuts on Amazon and
have it delivered in a matter of days. I recently purchased some new shoes –
Skechers—that promised to feel like pillows on my feet.
Upon receiving the box, I was so excited that I pulled them
out and tried them on in class. But, some nasty creases on the inside hampered
my comfort.
Roger came in and I showed him the shoes, but said I was
reluctant to keep them because they weren’t comfortable. I showed him the
creases.
He burst into laughter and asked if I intended to wear them
with the cardboard in them.
Sometimes you have to look deeper…
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| Teachers and cowboys |
I have a boy in my class who had a
tough year in kindergarten and began the year struggling to learn some of the
basics such as letter names and vowel sounds. He couldn’t name numbers above 20
and failed every oral Bible and History test I gave.
With a lot of help from his parents, he is learning to sound
out words and is showing great improvement in math and spelling. But he
continues to fail every Bible quiz.
I advised his mom to read to him from a Children’s Bible and
to show him little video clips of the Bible stories in Genesis that he is hearing
in class. But things are not improving.
In conferencing with his mom, I learned that “He just isn’t
interested in the Bible.” I sensed immediately that there is a battle for this
child’s very soul. His Mom says she’s a Christian, but told me the father
clings to the Navajo traditional beliefs.
Please pray for this little one to understand the love of the One True God.
The first quarter ends next week, so we will be averaging
grades and conferencing with parents. This is the first time these children have received letter grades. My husband has a small class, but the needs there are great also
The trailer next to ours is being remodeled. Please pray
that the finances and manpower will be available to complete it, hopefully
before winter sets in.
Thank you for praying for us and for your gifts to us. You
are a blessing.
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| A volunteer from PA joins the girls for Reading Buddy Time. |
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| Look at the size of the zucchini we grew! |
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| Looking beautiful for picture day |
