home stretch... already?!

Due to my inability to use a Mac, you will have to scroll down to read the few words that I wrote before uploading these pictures... but meanwhile, please enjoy the visuals! ^^

May I introduce you to Mark (top) and Steven (bottom). As you can see, they are a bit rough-and-tumble, but we are always entertained by their antics. Both their parents work (and live?) at the Youth Center, so these boys hang around us a lot after classes and in the evenings. We were even led on a hike up the mountains by them! This is a prime instance of seed-planting opportunity ;)

Crafts class! The best afternoon activity ever!! (In addition to games, sports, and drama/reading of course)

Some of the finished products. Amazing what joy can be brought by a few pompoms, glitter, and other cheap decorations! I wish I'd brought more...

English classes happen every morning. Here is the wonderful Class 3 (around Gr.6) :D

Here's our big group picture before Daniel and Cenia (TAs) left. The program for teachers teaching teachers (Chinese teachers learning to teach English) ended on Saturday, so we've had to say farewells already. Please remember Daniel, a new C with a lot of big decisions on his plate, and Cenia, not yet a C.

Most mornings we perform a skit during the opening session. Here is the popular "Farmer Dave" playing the Good Samaritan.

Sidewalk Chalk! Here are the 30cent Walmart purchases in action. They just loooove it~

A close-up of said wonderful sidewalk chalk

Bobby and Bryan doing some outdoor games. Beautiful sunny days ^^

I'm glad one of us got a shot of this group... please bring these 5 students especially before the Throne. Larry, Jay, John, Lamont, and Chris -- they are all in my Gr.6 class, and 4 (not so sure about the fifth) were caught smoking in the washroom last week. They are troublemakers in a sense, very rowdy, but also really sweet boys ... just breaks my heart that they would abuse their bodies in this way. I'm so glad they were able to hear what Bobby mentioned in the previous post.

Thank you to the guys for keeping the updates rolling! It's been an exhausting few weeks, yet we simply cannot believe that there are only a few days left. Last Saturday has already hostd a few farewells -- please remember Daniel (one I don't think any of us are ready for all the goodbyes we will have to say this coming weekend. Saturday morning will be the last day we have with our students... a few team members and all the TAs will be leaving on Sunday... we just keep asking Him to move mightily during our remaining time together.

Like Bobby said, there have been so many seeds planted... from simply talking to Father in the presence of our students to making crafts with crosses on them... we've been noticing that they've been noticing.

Please keep us in mind as we wrap up the teaching portion of our journey -- may we finish the race running strong!