Encouraging weekend...
Our time in Montgomery was greatly blessed. Wes Gunn, college and missions minister of the Landmark church, along with his wife, Amanda, graciously hosted us. This congregation is committed to prayer and are convicted and concerned about the plight of the poor. They blessed us with their prayers, and their example of reaching out to the poor (evidenced by the church's response to the hurricane just a few hours drive from them).
Please keep this church in your prayers, as well as the West Irwin Church in Tyler, Texas, where we are flying this weekend.
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Also, please keep my first-graders in your prayers. On top of all the difficulties many have faced in their home lives, they are coping with a totally incompetent substitute. Now they must do it for an additional week, until the new teacher can start. School had been one steady place in their lives, and now that is instable. Their attitude and behavior indicates their insecurity.
Yesterday, one of my students noticed my wedding ring. They were confused; only women wear rings, they asserted. And, at least in their experience, they were right. When asked to draw their families, I saw siblings, mothers, grandparents, dogs, horses. But no daddies. It is sad.
Our time in Montgomery was greatly blessed. Wes Gunn, college and missions minister of the Landmark church, along with his wife, Amanda, graciously hosted us. This congregation is committed to prayer and are convicted and concerned about the plight of the poor. They blessed us with their prayers, and their example of reaching out to the poor (evidenced by the church's response to the hurricane just a few hours drive from them).
Please keep this church in your prayers, as well as the West Irwin Church in Tyler, Texas, where we are flying this weekend.
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Also, please keep my first-graders in your prayers. On top of all the difficulties many have faced in their home lives, they are coping with a totally incompetent substitute. Now they must do it for an additional week, until the new teacher can start. School had been one steady place in their lives, and now that is instable. Their attitude and behavior indicates their insecurity.
Yesterday, one of my students noticed my wedding ring. They were confused; only women wear rings, they asserted. And, at least in their experience, they were right. When asked to draw their families, I saw siblings, mothers, grandparents, dogs, horses. But no daddies. It is sad.
posted by Kevin at 8:20 PM
1 Comments:
Hi Kevin, Charity, Josiah, and ?, So glad to hear your time in Alabama was blessed.
Kevin, I hope you are not talking about yourself when you speak of an incompetent teacher. Studies show that the KEY factor in learning is the relationship with the teacher. You love these kids. Period. They may be unruly, but remember the french-fry factor. Kids like fries SO much they will eat the gooey soggy cold ones, rather than not eat them at all. So it is with attention. The kids you are with are dying for love, especially from a man--if home is hell, they won't be perfect in school, and perfect kids are ignored anyways. Hang in there, and know you are serving Jesus every day. love, shannon
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