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Airstrip Maintenance and the Blessing of Fresh Pumpkin

2/23/2015

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February 19.  A very warm, humid day, but so far no rain. 

            The injured man that came yesterday decided not to go to Okapa, but called for the medical worker in Meqauna to come and suture his arm for him.  

            When Daddy called MAF this morning, they said the Owena airstrip was closed because of high grass.  After recess, I asked the class if they would be willing to cut the airstrip if I let them out of school for the rest of the morning.  They were happy to do that so the twelve of them plus Amos and Matthew helped cut the grass.  Just the 14 of them finished about a third of the airstrip.  Praise the Lord for that!

            Daddy packed so he would be ready to go tomorrow.  Then this afternoon, MAF called and said the people who had the charter for tomorrow had to postpone it because they hadn’t paid yet and didn’t have their cargo ready.  So now the flight is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon next week, which means that Daddy will still have to be in town over a weekend because he won’t have enough time to do all the shopping before Friday morning.

            Praise the Lord for sending Erisa with a pumpkin this morning!  It’s the first pumpkin we’ve seen in quite a few weeks.  We did enjoy eating part of it with our dinner this evening.  Our dinner was rice again since that’s all we have right now.

            While supper was cooking this afternoon, I practiced keyboard so I’ll be ready for practice in school in the morning.  After supper, I did backups, just in case MAF changes their mind again and they DO come to get him tomorrow.

            Matthew is here this evening talking with Daddy.

            Sunny and Graham just finished the dishes.  There were lots of them tonight since I cooked a pot of rice and fish for those who cut grass on the airstrip so, besides the dishes from our meals, there were all the dishes and spoons the students used for eating plus the pot that was used for cooking the rice.

          “For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”  Luke 14:11

 
February 20.  Slept in a little later this morning since the students would not be coming for classes but would be coming to finish working on the airstrip.  After breakfast we did the laundry - only two loads today, and then we’ll try to do two loads early Monday morning, or maybe Tuesday morning, before Daddy goes to town on Tuesday afternoon. It was drizzly out when we hung out the clothes, but we didn’t really get any rain today, neither did we get any sun.  It did turn out to be rather humid and warm again.  We were thankful that the clothes were dry by a little after noon, except for a handful which we hung in the house.

            Some of the students came early this morning, but didn’t go right to work.  They sat and looked at books until more people came.  It was a little after 8:00 before others arrived and they started work.  I cooked a couple pots of rice, and other people cooked, rice, greens, kaukau (sweet potato), etc.  Esau left early, and others started to leave too around 10:30.  I called them all together to see why they were leaving before the work was done.  I had given them the day off to work, not to have a holiday.  They said their hands were hurting so they couldn’t work anymore.  So I gave them the choice of having school the rest of the morning or finishing the work tomorrow morning.  They chose to finish the work tomorrow.  


            After doing laundry, I spent most of the rest of the morning working on lesson plans for next week.  I’m glad to have those all done.  Maybe tomorrow I can work on writing e-mails.  This afternoon, I worked on the Bible lessons on marriage and also cleaned the bathroom.

            There are lots of dishes again this evening.  If Sunny comes to practice computer, I’ll see if she’ll help me wash them.  Otherwise the rice plates that the students used will just be left until tomorrow evening when she and Graham come to do dishes anyway.

            “13But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: 14And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.”  Luke 14:13,14

 
February 21.  Sunny did come last night, and I was thankful to have her come.  She practiced computer for about an hour first, and then she helped me do dishes.  I let her wash them, and I dried.  It was a good opportunity to talk with her and see how she was doing spiritually.  She said that the Lord has been giving her peace regarding her difficult trial and He keeps reminding her of Jeremiah 32:27.  After we did dishes, I put pictures in the computer that Daddy took of people working on the airstrip yesterday.  Then Sunny and I looked at pictures until Junias was ready to go. 

            Matthew continued teaching in lotu this morning on Knowing the Will of God.  His text this morning was Colossians 4:15 - letting God’s peace rule in your hearts.

            Matthew had Sosthenes tell Daddy to announce in Bible school last night for all of them to come help finish cutting the airstrip this morning.  All the school students were to come too.   It only took them about an hour to finish the job.  Then the students came back to the house and we practiced music for about an hour and a half.  They did well singing “Ye Must Be Born Again” and are ready to sing that in church tomorrow.  We spent a long time learning the parts to “Until Then.”  That one is going to take a lot more time to learn, I believe, as the song is slower and the parts are not as easy. 

            It was 11:00 when we got done and the students left.  Then I worked on journal notes for Christy and Connie until lunch time.  Was thankful for an early and fairly restful nap today.  This afternoon I wrote an e-mail to Lonnie and then sent it off because it was over 500KB.  Took a break from the computer for a while.  Cut up the popo because it was starting to get bad even though we just got it yesterday.  After having a snack, I wrote an e-mail to Wylers and started one to Christy and Connie.

            We had supper about 5:00.  It was already getting dark because of the rain.  It started raining sometime before supper and is still raining now at 6:30.  Graham came just as we were finishing supper.  So we let him sweep the floor and start mopping it.  Then Sunny came, and she is drying the floor.

          “21So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.  22And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.  23And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.”  Luke 14:22-23 

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Struggles in Math and Putting Together New Bible Lessons

2/23/2015

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February 17.  More rain during the night last night, but not as hard as the night before.  Mostly cloudy today, but very warm and humid. 

            Some of the students really had a hard time today in math (especially on their speed drill) and in English.  I’m afraid some of them are going to be left behind in the dust.  I really need another teacher to work with the slower students.  We didn’t do science today - instead I gave them extra time for math and English.

Please pray that God will give understanding to the students who are having a hard time in math.  Math can be hard for some people to grasp.

            There was a LOT of work to grade today, and I was thankful that math was not one of them because it always takes a long time to grade math.  I got a lot of it done in class and finished the rest after nap.  Also put work on the chalkboard for tomorrow. 

            Sunny came this evening before Bible school to practice computer.  I let her use the Acer because I had work to do on this one.  Am thankful to have gotten the newsletter finished and ready to go out. Will let Daddy send it from town as it is too big to send from here.

          “3I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish….  5I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.”  Luke 13:3,5

 
February 18.  During the middle of Bible school last night, it started raining.  Then harder, and harder, and harder, until Daddy couldn’t teach because nobody could hear.  They took a break to see if the rain would stop; but by the time it stopped, it was too late to resume class.  So they had prayer and everyone went home.  Rained more during the night also.

            Amos covered the first six chapters of Acts 14 this morning in lotu. 

            It was a busy morning in school.  When I wasn’t teaching, I was grading papers.  Still had papers to grade after nap today and then work to put on the chalkboard.  It was 5:20 before I finished work in the schoolroom.  Shortly before that Daddy reminded me that I didn’t have any tortillas left.  Didn’t have time to make them either so just made a small batch of biscuits.  It was a little after 6:00 before we finally sat down for supper.  Bethuel and Phinehas were here for a while studying while I was working in the schoolroom.

            After supper I had to proofread the new Bible lesson, make corrections, and then fix and print out copies for the students.  The printer was somewhat of a pain too so it was late before I finished the printing.  Then I remembered that I still needed to do the dishes.  When the water was hot, I got them started; and Daddy finished them for me while I put the new Bible lessons in the students’ notebooks.    Dallas was here studying this evening.

            Daddy called MAF today, and the only time they can come get him to take him to town is this Friday.  That means he would have to be there over the weekend.  He is supposed to call back tomorrow to see if there are any changes. 

            A young man came this morning to get Daddy to bandage up his arm, which was cut across the wrist.  This evening he came back to see if Daddy could sew it up because it is still bleeding.  Daddy does not know how to suture so the young man wanted some used batteries so he could walk to Okapa. 

          “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!”  Luke 13:34 

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Handling God's Word Well

2/23/2015

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February 15.  We both overslept this morning.  I was off in dreamland when I suddenly woke up and saw that the room was bright.  Glanced at the clock.  6:19?  Yes.  Past time to get up ‘n’ at ‘em. 

            Since we were short on eggs today, Daddy only had pancakes. He usually has one pancake with eggs and ketchup.  Today he had one pancake with just ketchup.  [Mom says] Yuk!  :-)   As usual, he had syrup on his second pancake and peanut butter and honey on the third.  I had my pancakes with bananas and fruit syrup.  [Mom says] Yum!  :-)

            After breakfast and quiet time, I marked grades on the papers Sunny and Graham had checked over last night and then recorded the grades.  Then I worked on the marriage lessons until time for lotu. 

            Matthew did a good job this morning, teaching on Galatians 5:1-12.  It was a difficult passage, but he handled it well.  David preached in the second meeting on “Only One Road”, showing through God’s provision for Adam and Eve’s salvation and his promise to send a Saviour, how there is only one way of salvation, by grace through faith. 

            This afternoon, I got the rest of the updates ready to send, and Lew and I worked on the shopping list.  This evening, there was some printing to do - shopping list, a song book for Nahsa, computer lessons for Graham and Sunny. 

          “29And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.  30For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.  31But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.”  Luke 12:29-31

 
February 16.  Since I had a longer nap yesterday afternoon than planned, I stayed up a little later in the evening and worked on the lessons for Bible class for school.  The students have asked for lessons on a Biblical marriage.  I think I have enough material now to start teaching and can work on finishing the lessons in the days to come.

            It was just a little before 11:00 when I went to bed.  Daddy was already asleep.  Not long after I lay down, the rain started.  My what a rain!  At 2:00 a.m., it was still raining very hard.  The strange thing was that the roof didn’t leak anywhere.  Even if we just get a light rain, the roof leaks, and it REALLY leaks (usually) when we get a heavy rain.  We are happy that it did not leak.

            It was still dark when we got up this morning a little before 6:00.  But soon the sun came out, and there was blue sky.  How gracious of the Lord to wash the clouds away and give us a beautiful sunny morning.  It even got quite warm today so we were able to let the fire go out.

            We practiced two songs in Bible class today since we didn’t have to work on checking translation.  We don’t want to start checking the next verse until they get the last one down well. It is a bit longer than the first two verses.  They are working on learning the English well for “Ye Must Be Born Again,” and they wanted to start learning “Until Then” for their next special song. 

            They finished a reading lesson and also did a phonics lesson in phonics class.  They also did the whole of lesson 95 in math today.  So Sunny and Graham are busy now correcting all the lessons.  They did a whole lesson in history today too, but there were only a few matching questions at the end, and it took me almost no time to grade them.  Everyone got 100%.

            This afternoon, after looking over tomorrow’s lessons and writing some problems on the chalkboard, I got down to business writing the quarterly newsletter.  Just about finished that his evening so should have it ready to go to Christy and Connie in another day or two.

            Daddy has been keeping busy these days working on the translation of Isaiah.  It is a very difficult book, and he is finding that many words in Isaiah are only used in Isaiah.  Choosing the correct words for translation needs much prayer and thought.

          “32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.  33Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.  34For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”  Luke 12:32-34 

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Marriage, Animal Tracks, and Fresh Greens

2/19/2015

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February 12.  Got to bed a little earlier last night - 10:30 instead of 11:00.  At 9:30, I realized that the dish water needed to be put on the stove to heat.  It takes about a half hour for it to get hot so it was 10:00 before I was able to start the dishes. 

            No sign of sunshine at all today.  Rained off and on, and was quite chilly.

            It was 2:30 before we got to nap today.  After school, the students wrote out a list of things they want Daddy to buy in town so they can sell them. 

            After nap, I checked over their science lessons, but did not record grades for that today.  Then I scrubbed and cut up the few potatoes that Erisapet had brought us several days ago, and diced up several onions and some garlic to cook with the potatoes.  While those were cooking, I made a pie crust, and then made a tater ‘n’ onion pie.  We haven’t had any veggies for a week and more, and have used up most of our canned veggies too. 

            Sunny and Graham graded the reading workbooks this evening, then did dishes and swept the floor.  After that, I gave them 15 minutes to practice typing before giving them a little test, typing letters, syllables, words, and groups of words.

            While they were working, Dallas came by to talk to us about marriage.  Both his parents and the young ladies’ parents are agreeable to the marriage.  The young lady is 19, and Dallas will be 23 in April.  He wanted to know if he could still come to school if he were married.  Of course, he can, as long as the marriage is according to God’s will and plan.  

(Please pray for Dallas to make a wise and right decision).

          “Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.”  Luke 11:52

 
February 13.  Not quite as chilly today and there were a few short periods of sunshine.  We had a fairly easy day in school.  Most of Bible class was spent memorizing the new Bible verse and practicing “Ye Must Be Born Again.”  It looks like they need another week to practice to get the English down well, and then maybe they can sing it the following Sunday. 

            We went about five minutes overtime in Phonics/Reading class, but finished math class a little early today.  After their spelling quiz, we looked at a couple books that showed animal tracks.  Animal tracks were part of their science study yesterday.  They enjoyed both books - one was about the aborigines in the Australian outback, and the other a children’s book called Being a Nature Detective.  In their last class today, they wrote thank you notes to the Wylers.

            After checking over a few lessons this afternoon and re-cleaning the chalkboard, I worked on the notes for teaching the class about Biblical marriage.  I really would like to have that ready by Monday, but don’t know for sure if I will.  There is a lot more information than I thought there was. 

            Just had leftovers to warm up for supper, but after supper I made some date/apricot bars for Daddy.  He finished up the other cookies this morning. 

            “6Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?  7But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.”  Luke 12:6,7

 
February 14.  We did not get up early and wash clothes this morning.  Daddy’s heart was racing most of the night, and he was pretty weak by morning.  I got up just a few minutes before 6:00, got my breakfast, and had quiet time.  Daddy got up a little later and made a fire and had his breakfast. Then he went back to bed until after lotu. 

            Mike continued his teaching this morning on the family.  His text today was Genesis 2:20-24, talking about the importance of a man and wife leaving their parents and starting their own home. 

            After lotu, Daddy started the generator, and I did the wash.  Bonita had come to do some work for me - fix greens (praise the Lord that someone brought us some greens yesterday).  We hadn’t had any fresh veggies for going on two weeks.  So the greens tasted extra good today.  She also helped fill the washing machine with clean water for rinsing the clothes, and she helped me hang the clothes out when they were done being washed.  After she finished fixing the greens, she started shelling peanuts.  She finished that job after we hung the clothes out, and also swept the floor, and refilled the water buckets so they’ll be ready for next wash day.

            I put the greens on the wood stove to start cooking as soon as Bonita had them ready.  The weather has been crazy - first a little sunshine, then clouds.  It was really nice out when we hung out the clothes, and I was happy to be outside.  It wasn’t long after we came back in, however, that the skies were all clouded over again. 

            Most of the clothes were dry by the time we finished dinner so we brought those in.  Left the others out to finish drying.  Then we lay down for nap.  Slept for about an hour and then heard a few raindrops falling on the metal roof.  Oops!  Better get those clothes in.  Jumped out of bed and headed out to the clothesline as soon as I put on my glasses and fastened my hair back.  A few drops of rain were still falling, but the clothes were all dry.  Praise the Lord for that!

            The last part of the morning, and a good part of this afternoon, I worked on updates.  Got them all sent out except for one, which did not want to go.  Also got in tax forms that Christy sent, an e-mail from Connie, and one from NTM medical clinic for Daddy.  I forgot all about washing my hair this afternoon so guess I’ll have to do that tomorrow.  After getting the e-mails sent out, I started working on journal notes for Christy and Connie.  Then Matthew came to talk.     By the time Matthew left, I was having bad stomach cramps.  Took some activated charcoal and went to relax in the recliner for a while. 

            Daddy is resting now and will soon turn on the generator.  Sunny and Graham just came to work.

            “8Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: 9But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.”  Luke 12:8,9 

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Some Blessings

2/19/2015

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February 10.  It has been an all day rainy day today, and very chilly too.  The students were happy to just stay inside today.  Daddy is not having Bible school this evening because it is too wet for people to come.  Sunny and Graham are here correcting papers for me.  Otherwise not much out of the ordinary happened today. 

          “9And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.  10For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”  Luke 11:9,10

 
February 11.  It was almost 11:00 before we got to bed last night.  It took Sunny and Graham a couple hours to correct all the students’ papers.  Then it took me quite a while just to figure up and record the grades for math - the lesson counted 138 points and the drill up to 45 points.  The drill is for extra credit, however, so I only grade them on how much of it they complete.  Some of them don’t have time to complete the whole drill.

            It rained and rained and rained until some time into the night last night.  What a blessing it was to see sunshine and blue sky this morning, even though it did cloud up again after a couple hours!  Then the Lord sent us a little more sunshine this afternoon, and I was so happy to get outside for a few minutes and soak up some of that sunshine.

            Amos covered the rest of Acts 13 in lotu this morning - verses 42 through 52.  There were a good number out for the meeting.  I was excited to see Erovi there.  He seemed happy to be here. 

            We had a fair bit of extra time for the first class this morning so were able to get a little bit ahead. 

            At the end of school, I took pictures of the students with their winter scenes that they created so I can send pictures to Lonnie and the Wylers. 

            It was a blessing to get a little earlier nap today (no afternoon class).  Afterward, I finished up the grading and got things ready for tomorrow.  This evening, I cut pasteovers that I need for the current unit in math and also photocopied all the lessons for the unit for the three students who don’t have books.  All is quiet here this evening.

            “But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.”  Luke 11:28

 

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Two Believers Added to the Church

2/19/2015

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February 8.  The Lord gave us a little sunshine this morning and a little blue sky this afternoon, but mostly clouds, and this evening rain.

            After breakfast and quiet time this morning, I got Reading Workbook grades marked and recorded, the students’ new Bible lessons put into their folders, and several e-mails written. 

            Matthew preached this morning on Galatians 4:21 through the end of the chapter and did a great job comparing allegorical Mt. Sinai and Jerusalem, the slave woman and the free woman.  Two ladies joined the church this morning - Obet’s wife and Taqita’s mother.    

            In the afternoon, David preached and Obet translated.  Obet did a good job translating. 

            This afternoon, there was a tokples verse to put on the chalkboard for the students to check over tomorrow and also some math practice for them to do at the beginning of math class.  Then I got soul-winning lesson 41 set up in the students’ file.  This evening, I worked on lesson 42, the last lesson, and completed that, except for the conclusion.  I am very thankful to have those done.  Now I will have to concentrate on the Bible school lessons, school Bible lessons, ladies’ lessons.

            And now it’s time to get ready to go to bed.

          “21In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.  22All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.  23And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see: 24For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.”  Luke 10:21-24

 
February 9.  Sunny and Graham just left after working and having their computer lesson.  There wasn’t much work for them this evening so they had their lesson earlier than usual.  Graham is doing really well, and Sunny is improving. 

            Skies were clear when the night began, but by morning, the clouds and fog were hanging around again.  Has been cool and cloudy all day with just some drizzles of rain.

            Dallas made a new gate for the north side of the fence this afternoon.  The wood on the old gate was rotting, and the gate was falling apart.

            My computer time today has been spent working on changes in the math lessons for the current unit.  The unit is mostly on measures, and it uses American measures so everything has to be changed to metric.  That’s a big job.

          “39And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word….  42But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”  Luke 10:39,42

          

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We'll Endeavor

2/10/2015

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Am guessing this song was once a theme song for a missionary society, 
but it still makes a great missionary hymn.

We'll Endeavor

1. By the help of God, we'll endeavor
To gather the lost ones in,
Who have strayed away on the mountains,
Who dwell in the haunts of sin.


Chorus:
We'll endeavor, we'll endeavor,
By the help of God, we'll endeavor;
To the fold of Christ, from the haunts of sin,
We'll gather the lost ones in.

2. By the help of God, we'll endeavor
To spread the glad news abroad,
Of the Christ who saves and redeems men,
Who calls wand'rers home to God.

3. By the help of God, we'll endeavor
In Christ's work to never pause,
Give our means and time with our talents,
To help on our Master's cause.


~Words by Frank M. Davis

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One Month of This Year Already Gone By

2/5/2015

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January 29.  After breakfast and quiet time, I had a little time to practice keyboard until school started.  Haven’t had any time to practice during the week, and tomorrow will be Friday already, our day to sing in school.

            The plane came in today to take Nana out to town.  He has been waiting a long time.  They told him before that he had to wait for someone else to come in and take over, but nobody had come yet.  We heard that the health center is closed, but today Daddy said that Nana told him he may be back. (?)  He left us a bag of medicine so we can help people who are seriously ill.  


            The only things that needed to be graded today were the Reading Workbooks.  I only graded Sunny’s and Graham’s and then checked just the sentences in the others.  Graham and Sunny are checking the rest of the lessons now.  That left me free to get started on next week’s lesson plans. 

            After nap, I looked over lessons for tomorrow and wrote some things on the chalkboard.  Then I practiced keyboard again until supper time.  

          “47And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.  48And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.”  Luke 8:47,48 

 
January 30.  Back to cold, cloudy, windy weather today.  The wood stove has been going the whole day long.

            At the end of the school day, they finished their art projects that they started last week.  They had fun with that.

            This afternoon, I graded Phinehas’s phonics workbook so he can take it home and do the lessons he missed.  Otherwise I only graded Sunny’s and Graham’s work for today and have left the rest of the checking for them to do tomorrow evening - phonics, spelling quizzes, and history.

            Afterwards, I hung up the pictures that the students made.  We had left them on the table so the glue could finish drying - they used lots of glue to put glitter on for snow.  Then I brushed all the extra glitter off the table and put it back in the container before Daddy put the table away.

            “And he sent them to preach….”  Luke 9:2a

 
January 31.  One month of this year already gone by.

            Looks like we’re in for another cold spell like we had a couple weeks ago.  The temperature only got up into the mid-60’s today with cold winds, clouds, little drizzles of rain off and on, and just a few minutes of filtered sunshine.  Wood stove has been going all day, and we’ve had jackets on all day.

            It was an early-to-rise morning as we had laundry to do before lotu.  Once again, the laundry had to be hung inside. 

            Mike taught the lesson in lotu this morning - on marriage being an institution of God and children, as a gift from God, being under the authority of the father.  He made it clear that the father’s brothers are not responsible for the rearing of the children, and that God will hold the father accountable for how the child behaves.  Also made it clear that God did not plan for children to be swapped around from one family to another. 

            After lotu, Bonita came and prepared greens and uxai with onions, and she also took dried corn off the cob so it can be further dried and ground into corn meal. 

            I worked on lesson plans until almost 11:00.  Then it was time to call our daughters and have a nice chat with them.  After that, I finished the lesson plans and then made some biscuits for dinner to go with the rest of the soup.

            This afternoon I washed my hair, cold or not cold.  Then I tried to find the pictures of pets that I had gotten together last week.  I finally found those and got them glued into the scrapbook. 

            Phinehas came this afternoon, too, to work on the lessons he had missed last week so I was back and forth now and then helping him. 

            This evening, there were soul-winning lessons to be printed out, and math lessons too.  Sunny and Graham just finished doing dishes and now are grading papers.

            “And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.”  Luke 9:6  

 

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Temptations and Heartaches

2/5/2015

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January 27.  I had just finished eating breakfast this morning when Tomas came.  He wanted to let me know that Phinehas would not be in school again today.  He is not physically sick, but spiritually sick. 

            Please pray for Phinehas and for all the other young people, that they will fill their hearts with the word of God and be able to stand against the wiles of the devil and pull of the world.

            School went okay.  There was a lot of work to grade today.  I was thankful that I got most of it done during school hours and only had their science lessons to grade after nap.

            Sunny and Graham scrubbed the office floor nice and clean last night, and Daddy put a coat of undercoat paint on it early this morning, then a coat of enamel later.  He plans to put one more coat of paint on tomorrow.

          “And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.”  Luke 8:25

 
January 28.  Early this morning, we heard Matthew hollering out a toksave (announcement) - the health center is closed.  All the health workers are being removed from Owena, including Margaret, which means that her husband John will not be back as head teacher so there may be no school either.  Poor Matthew seemed quite discouraged this morning - so many things happening at once.  After phonics class this morning, he spent some time talking with Daddy; and Daddy tried to encourage him as well as give him some counsel on certain matters. 

            Amos preached in lotu from Acts 13:14-23, one of his main points being that it is best to start with the Old Testament when we go out and preach the Gospel.  Several of the students used that point in their sermon notes as “One Thing I Learned” from the sermon.  There were a good number here for lotu, but it was already 7:30 before lotu started.

            Most of the students seem to be having a difficult time with time (the clock), even though we studied the clock quite a bit last year.  Bonita came this afternoon so I could help her with her lesson.  I was glad that she asked for help as I saw that others should have but did not.  They started learning something new in English class today too - subjects and predicates.  They are probably wondering, Why do I have to learn all that?

            After school, Thania and Peninnah stayed and did a little work for me while we ate lunch - washed and cut up carrots and potatoes and cut up an onion for soup; shelled beans that Lois had sent me the other day by the hand of her mother; and husked corn which needs to go out in the sun tomorrow (if there is sun).

            This afternoon, besides helping Bonita, I finished grading math lessons and looking over lessons for tomorrow.  After supper, I put some exercises on the chalkboard, printed out some copies of songs for the students and printed their next math lessons, made peanut butter cookies, and started washing the dishes.  Daddy is now finishing up the dish washing job for me.  I’m thankful to have his help this evening.

          “Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.”  Luke 8:39


 

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Good Preaching and A Lovely Baby

2/5/2015

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PictureNote: I didn't have a picture of Sylvia's baby, so I just found a picture of another lovely baby.

January 25.  Some sunshine this morning, but quite a few clouds today.  It is about 7:15 p.m. now, and it just started raining.  Daddy is teaching soul-winning class this evening.

            After breakfast and quiet time this morning, Daddy turned on the generator for a while, and I worked on math review lessons.  After the generator was turned off, I marked and recorded grades for the math papers that Graham and Sunny checked for me yesterday evening. 

            It was nearly 10:30 before lotu started.  Silvia was here today with their lovely new baby.  Matthew preached this morning from Galatians 4:1-7, talking about our adoption into God’s family.  Between meetings, we met with the youth.

            Please pray about a matter involving the youth and the students of Glory Christian School.  Pray that the young people will choose to do right.  Thanks so much.

            And here is another prayer request.  After the youth left, Lilian stayed and wanted to share a burden with me and have me give her some Bible verses of encouragement. I was happy to do that. 

            Please pray for Lillian and the burden that is on her heart.

            When we finished meeting with the youth, we had our lunch and nap.  David preached this afternoon about the punishments that God gave Adam and Eve for their sin. 

            After nap, I looked over lessons for tomorrow, put the students’ math lessons back in their notebooks, and put a few things on the chalkboard.  Then I prepared broccoli and carrots for supper and fixed spaghetti.

          “And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him….”  Luke 8:1

 
January 26.  It was mostly cloudy all day today.  Just a few minutes of sun here and there. 

            Phinehas was sick today.  He came late to school and only stayed for about a half hour before going back home.  



            Part of our Bible class this morning actually turned into a sort of math class as the students divided out the lollipops, candies, paper clips, and pencils that Lonnie had sent.  Thank you, Lonnie!  For the candies, we looked to see how many servings were in a bag and how many candies in each serving.  Then I let them figure out the total number of candies and how many would go to each student.  The paper clip package had a total on the package so I let them determine how many each would get from that. 

            By the time we had lunch and nap, it was almost 3:30.  I then looked over tomorrow’s lessons, wrote down some extra oral exercises for math, and wrote one exercise on the chalkboard.  Worked for a while on the computer, making corrections on the next soul-winning lesson and starting to prepare the students’ copy.  Then I started making tortillas, warmed up supper, ate, finished making the tortillas, and just finished cooking them. 

            Graham and Sunny are here again.  They just finished washing dishes and now are grading today’s math lessons.  Then they are going to scrub the boards on the office floor.  Daddy took the linoleum up today because it was getting too torn up. 

          “And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.”  Luke 8:21 


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