Hello everybody!
We have been having a really good time here in Belize! It has been a rollercoaster, but I like rollercoasters so for the most part it has been really good.
Its hot today, but God is somehow giving us energy for these crazy kids!I think we are beginning to realize the differences in the cultures! We are starting to accept some of the things they do as just something that we need to get used to. So that has been a good relief for us. We haven't been nearly as uptight during the day with the kids because of this realization.
This place still needs a lot of organization, but it seems like we are getting somewhere with the help of God.
Another thing that was weighing heavily on our minds was the decisions that needed to be made about next year. After careful consideration in prayer and discussion with others, we have decided that the best place for us right now is in Blue Creek, teaching. The school board asked us to fill a couple of positions after having 2 teachers drop out just 3 and a half weeks before school was to begin.
We felt that there was a real need and that we were the ones that needed to meet that need. God has given us peace about the decision and this is where we feel God wants us.
So for the coming school year Melissa will be teaching grade 3 and I will be either teaching grade 7 or a few subjects in High School. We will be starting our positions a week late because of our commitment to the orphanage, but after that, we will be there for the year. Please pray that we will be able to bump our flights up to June... that would be great!
Please also pray for 3 little girls in the home. They are in the process of being adopted by a family from Blue Creek. They have gone back and forth from Blue Creek to the orphanage a couple of times already. It is not easy for them to always say goodbye to their potential mother. And they tend to act out a lot more because of this. A lot of confusion in their minds it seems!
Enough rambling. Thank you for praying and thank you for reading this! We appreciate all the support we are getting from home! We look forward to hearing from you!
God bless,
Blaine & Melissa
3 comments:
Hi Blaine and Melissa!
Wow! Why aren't we surprised? You two are awesome, and we wish you both God's blessing as you seek and follow His will.
We are going on holidays from the 8th to the 19th. then Herb will work 2 days a week till the end of August. If he adjusts to being a working man (again), he will start full-time in September.
Love and best wishes for the coming school year.
h2m
Hey Blaine and Melissa! Wow, it's so good to hear what you guys are doing, and it's going well! That's amazing that you're teaching out there for the next year!!! I wish you all the best and am praying for the both of you!
...oh, and miss you at RONA!!!!
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