Well this update is going to be pretty boring since we have not really done a whole lot the last week. This whole past week we were off of school (mandatory week off by the Colombian government) and a lot of people go out of town. We had to work Monday - Wednesday at the school and get a lot of stuff done, but the students weren't there.
The second quarter starts this week and will end right before Christmas break.
We do have a few busy weekends coming up. My dad (Carl) is flying in Wednesday and will be here for 4 days, so we are going to try and expose him to some of the stuff in Colombia. The next weekend we have the teacher retreat and then on Halloween we are having a banquet with the high school.
We also have parent teacher conferences coming up as well so please pray that those go well.
Prayer requests:
The students at the school - the more we are down here the more we realize that in some ways this ministry to these students is even more important and a little tougher than we thought. Missionary kids, pastor kids and most of the other students in the school have a lot of issues that are very unique to their circumstances. There are a lot of identity issues and that can cause some spiritual immaturity.
Our health - Jackie is having some more pain with her kidneys and we are hoping that we can get some more medication. We are not sure if it still the kidney stone or something else. I have been struggling with migraines (debilitating ones that are taking me away from doing some of the things we wanted to do down here). It is discouraging and we just ask that God gives us the strength to get through.
Hope everyone is doing well back home!
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Update: 10.3.09
The first quarter is over and it has flown by. I can't believe we have been here for over two months and we are already down with the quarter. We have this whole next week off from school, since Colombian law states that there needs to be a week break after the firs quarter. However, we do have to be at school Monday through Wednesday for teacher work days, but then we will have a nice break after that to get ready for second quarter.
Today I was able to do a ministry day with some of the students from school which was a blast. We drove about an hour out of the city to a farm on the top of the Andes Mountains. The farm is part of a ministry here in Colombia that reaches out to troubled youth. A lot of the youth at the farm are either on the street or the next step for them is the street. So, the farm is a place that is away from everything else and is a place where they get all the basic needs and love that they need. It is a pretty cool and unique ministry and I was happy to help out.
Basically our job was to help clear some of the land so they can build a fence and allow the animals they raise on the farm to have more room to graze. All of us received machete's and spent the day clearing through a lot of bamboo and other trees that were in the way.
It was a beautiful day on the mountain, there was fresh air, a lot of work and a good time had by all. I am hoping to be able to go back again to the farm in a couple of weeks.
Update on Jackie's health:
She is doing much better and she is almost finished with her medications. Once she is done with the medicine we will see if she remains healthy. Please keep praying.
Other prayer requests:
We are at about 85% now for support.
My dad, Carl, is coming down to visit us on Oct. 14 - Oct. 19. Pray for safety for his trip and while he is here, we can't wait to see him and give him a little taste of Bogota.
Continued health and safety while we are here.
Thank you all very much!
Today I was able to do a ministry day with some of the students from school which was a blast. We drove about an hour out of the city to a farm on the top of the Andes Mountains. The farm is part of a ministry here in Colombia that reaches out to troubled youth. A lot of the youth at the farm are either on the street or the next step for them is the street. So, the farm is a place that is away from everything else and is a place where they get all the basic needs and love that they need. It is a pretty cool and unique ministry and I was happy to help out.
Basically our job was to help clear some of the land so they can build a fence and allow the animals they raise on the farm to have more room to graze. All of us received machete's and spent the day clearing through a lot of bamboo and other trees that were in the way.
It was a beautiful day on the mountain, there was fresh air, a lot of work and a good time had by all. I am hoping to be able to go back again to the farm in a couple of weeks.
Update on Jackie's health:
She is doing much better and she is almost finished with her medications. Once she is done with the medicine we will see if she remains healthy. Please keep praying.
Other prayer requests:
We are at about 85% now for support.
My dad, Carl, is coming down to visit us on Oct. 14 - Oct. 19. Pray for safety for his trip and while he is here, we can't wait to see him and give him a little taste of Bogota.
Continued health and safety while we are here.
Thank you all very much!
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