We've had a great couple of days at the Seminary, though the students seem to be even MORE interested in today's US election than we are...It was hard to get everyone to focus on "The Story of the Good Samaritan" when my class was far more interested in how elections work, information on the candidates, and how many people usually are killed each election. As intense as we think our elections may be, without a death count, I suppose they do not rank among the world's most extreme.
English is just such a difficult language, and I always feel for my students as we learn new things. Three weeks ago we learned the word "Like". In Creole, there is just "Love", so this was a difficult lesson to grasp. Then, last week, our Bible verse included the word "wise", so we learned "wise" and "wisdom." This week, we're studying the Good Samaritan, which ends in Luke with Jesus telling the law expert to "Go and do likewise."
Why "Like-Wise" does NOT mean "to moderately love experience, knowledge and good judgment" made no sense to anyone, including their teacher, and as they all scribble furiously in their notebooks each new definition, I can't help but wonder if they think I'm making half of this stuff up :)
We also felt extra blessed during our weekly field prayer meeting today by how unified our missionary field is right now. It's been such a blessing to be working alongside 10 other people in a safe, open, helpful and loving environment. We're so thankful for this unity, and for these prayer-followed-by-potluck Tuesday's that are enabling even more support and the sense of having family around you. The 11 months of the year we cannot be with our families, these are the people filling some of those roles, and God's clearly got us all working together for a reason...it's a joy to be a part of that.
Casey and Laura, Happy Happy 2nd Anniversary! We love you both!
Tell the boys that I totally identify with their struggle with the english language making sense!
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to hear of unity, you are an answer to the prayer of Jesus in John 17!!
Love to all,
Charlie
Yes, having no death toll on election day is something we take for granted - helps put things in perspective to think about that!
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