July events

June 26 was a big day at school. Quiz Day!   The students (from the Limes and Laborie Schools) memorized James 1 from top to bottom,  bottom to top, and inside out:) It was fun watching our children enjoy the day after being unsure and nervous about it all.

 Quiz Day

Nicki's team came 1st place in her division.

Here are the finals in the older division. It was too long for the younger ones to sit and wait.  It was loud, and hard to control everyone.

Giving the awards 

Last Day of School

 The WATER team came July 1st and school ended July 3rd.  They planned a morning of games with the school children for the last day of school.

 This is a game to learn to know names quickly. 

VBS in Willis

Mrs. Carmel John is our Kindergarten teacher at school and was a guide for the 5 year olds at VBS.

Here is general assembly.  The highest attendance was 107.

We had 4 stations....Bible lesson, games/snack, lesson reinforcement, memory verse and singing, and craft. 

And at the end of every day, you collect the name tags.

This is where you hang them when you have so many:)

VBS week was encouraging.  It was held in a small community where the youth had had a 1-day children's day and where our Mennonite Churches had a 1-night crusade.  The attendance for both occasions was small so we started Monday morning VBS not knowing what to expect.  By the end of the 1st day, the attendance was 85 and by the end of the week we had averaged 99 students/day!

Join us in prayer for the children & community of Willis.

Last things...

When someone is in the last month or so of terminating at a place like this, you will often hear them say,"Well, that was the last time we'll do that".  Here are a few last things from the last month or so...

 

 

The last time Ginger and Rhoda (the 2 ladies on the front left) were at a ladies Bible study/monthly gathering...

The last time Miss Leann had clubs...

The last time Nelson's children enjoyed the green blanket and friends in the pasture/playing field...

The last time the Limes missionary staff (minus Ms Jalane) were all together...

The last "teacher's supper" before Nelson's left...

 

The last time Marv and I went on a date while Miss Kendra took care of our children...  Our children LOVE when we go on dates!

 

Making personal pizzas with Miss Kendra.

 

 

 

The last Chorus program...

 

The last sermon Nelson preached...

The last fellowship meal before Nelson's left...

The last time Mr. Sammy tried on Andea's glasses...

Last Sad, Sad, goodbye's to our dear friends!

And they're off!!!!

 

 

 

And the tent in the pasture went crash!

Typically, dry season begins to fade as the rains come in June.  This year, however, the rains have been slow in coming.  That is, until Wednesday night.  During the night, we got heavy rain for several hours, as well as winds.  As daylight dawned Thursday morning, we were greeted by this disheartening scene...

And the tent in the pasture went splash!

 Two entire sides of tent stakes had been pulled right out of the ground.  I guess as rain softened the ground, and the wind and rain pulled on the tent, they all gave way...

A slight change in morning plans; trying to drain water off the tent.

Thanks to Bob Stauffer and the Laborie guys in helping with some hard work - within an hour and a half, the tent was back in the air again.  Thanks to God, the only significant damage was one tear in the tent, and one broken fluorescent bulb! 

So, how many Americans does it take to change a bulb in Grenada?  (6, apparently)

Probably enjoying another story from Bob.  He's a great storyteller!

Thank you for your prayers.

More visitors

Some of you observant folks might say, "But that was your last post"!  Good observation.  When I get big I hope to expand my vocabulary.  Thanks for your patience until then.

Ray & Sue Weaver came as OBMM representatives.  They were a great encouragement to all of us and we enjoyed the evenings of fellowship with them.

Kendra Petre came like a wise woman.  (bearing gifts)  Here the whole family, plus friends and neighbors are enjoying Ticket to Ride.  Thanks Willard & Jen!  It's been great having Kendra here with us - we're already dreading what it will be like when she leaves!

You will find this green blanket used frequently out in the football field and it shouts "Chldren, neighbors, and friends...lets go play with the teachers"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Morgan is enjoing the new discovery of walking.
She turned one now and seemed to grow up all of a sudden.

Before Christmas, Debbie Miller and friends had given us some money to buy bicycles for our children.  Just recently we found two used bikes that are still in almost new condition.  Merry Christmas children!  They have been thoroughly enjoying them!

Some of the members of Laborie & Limes churches have been learning/practicing some songs for the past few months.  We had a very enjoyable evening (first program) with the Grand Anse Baptist church.  Here we are singing a couple encores and their choir joined us.  It's been a great experience sharing in other churches.  We still have two more programs to give before the end of June.

And now, we're in the middle of a week of tent meetings here at the Limes.
Bob Stauffer, from northern Minnesota is sharing with us.  

God doesn't ask us to be incredible.  Just faithful.

More visitors

It's hard to believe we are in May.  April was a good month but it seemed to fly by in a blur.  We enjoyed the Faith and the Terre High School Seniors immensely, but we made sure they made it on their departure flights:)  We want to bless them each as they seek the Lord for their future.

One week after Faith High School left, we enjoyed visitors from Miss Jalane's home church, Ed & Carol Miller, and Amy. Ed and Carol are very ambitious and did lots of exploring on their own.  They learned things about our community in one week than we didn't know after 10 months.

One highlight while Ed's were here, was visiting Grand Etang and the monkeys.  Morgan was excited to see them too, but, realized that they were not puppies or totally tame when one bit her because she pulled its tail.

Terry Hill High School arrived last Wed. April 29.  They did some work projects for one of our church ladies. The girls spent a lot of time with the community children. The girls also did a deep cleaning of our whole house.  They could testify that it was VERY dirty!  The group also enjoyed the beach, spent a day passing out tracts/singing/street ministry/shopping, and touring. They took all of the Sunday School classes Sunday morning, and were in charge of School devotions Mon. morning.

We 'Grenadians' made a Grenadian meal for the High school Mon. evening.  Kendall and Ginger Fox (from Laborie) made this delicious pot, 'oil down'.  Please don't miss the pig snout! 

We had a picnic with them Tues. evening before they left.  It was exciting to hear each of them say how God spoke to them during the week. 

Our children enjoying the gifts Terry Hill left behind! (Photo credit goes to Miss Schrock, Nicki's teacher)

The children's mattresses needed cleaning so we had fun in the meantime.  Needless to say, 1 1/2 weeks later, they are still not dry:(

This is the building project out our back porch.  We now cannot see beyond a block wall 3 feet from our house! Our children are getting to know these workers and love chatting with them after school.

Dad Schrock, this is for you.  This is how they pumped the concrete back. I wish I would have taken a picture of the machine out front.

And now my husband is cooking food for a 'Mother's Day' meal tomorrow!! Those of you that know him, know that cooking is not something that he enjoys so this is a HUGE task that he is doing for his Beloved!!!  Family day is VERY important to our children, and Saturday's is the usual day for that so we went out for lunch today(We often make it a bigger event but we just had too much going).  Marvin also preaches tomorrow so his plate is full this weekend.

Happy Mother's Day!!!!!