This morning, I did NOT want to get up & out of bed! Finally, I got out of bed & was ready in 20 minutes! I took “breakfast” with me, to eat in the car. It was a granola bar & a banana.
Last night, we had received an email announcement that there was a blockade scheduled for 7:00. Since we normally leave at 7:30, Miriam said she’d come 10 minutes early to go a different way to school. Well, it turned out that there was no blockade – or, at least it hadn’t started that early in the morning. So, we got to school at 7:45. Interestingly enough, according to the school handbook, that is the time teachers are “expected” to arrive. But, it seems as though everyone arrives between 7:55 – 8:05.
I helped with math groups & reading groups in the 3rd & 4th grade classroom until morning snack recess.
For morning snack, I had some of my sugar-free yogurt, with a packet of Splenda, on a PLATE! (I couldn’t find any bowls & didn’t think to use a cup…)
I bought lunch there. It was a spaghetti type pasta with some kind of pink sauce. With a few bites of that came 2 corn tortillas with some shredded chicken inside, then dipped in a green sauce. All of that was $1.25! For me, it still seems like a teeny tiny lunch, finishing the 10 bites in about 5 minutes. Also, there’s never a fruit or vegetable served. But, it was still yummy AND VERY inexpensive for a meal!
Nancy left at 1:30 today. I used my new laptop to show the class my findings online about volcanoes and the French & Indian War. They were interested in volcanoes because I had brought up in class that flights in and out of Europe were cancelled because of the Icelandic volcano. And, the French & Indian War is what they are studying in Social Studies class. But, because there is not a computer in the classroom ~ everything they knew was just rote knowledge from the textbook. So, I was thrilled to be able to find some powerpoint presentations on it from pppst.com, some video clips from PBS, & some interactive online quizzes for them. I just love doing that ~ finding cool ways to extend the learning, so it jumps out of the book & comes to life for them!
Then, the first person I wanted to tell about it was my Grammy Noll, my Daddy’s Mom. The reason I was so excited to tell her is that this was such an answer to prayer! When I had gone to apply, there were two other single, American missionary girls there who were going through the application process & both had been going through it for quite some time. The government official that we had submitted all the documented paperwork to had told us it should take between one week and three weeks for it to be approved or denied. IF my application was denied, that would mean that I would have to leave the country right away. My Aunt Jane (my Daddy’s sister) had told me that when Grammy heard this news, she simply said, “Well, we’ll just pray and she’ll get it approved quickly.” She didn’t say that she would pray THAT this would happen. She had faith enough to say that it WOULD happen! And, it turned out that God’s favor allowed the visa application to be approved exactly a week from when we had submitted it! So, using Roy & Julie’s VOIP phone, I called Grammy Noll. She was SO shocked to hear from me! Her first question was, “Where are you calling from?” Since I have never called her from any other mission trips, & since I was thousands of miles away, in a foreign country, you can imagine her surprise to hear my voice over the phone! I told her my news & we rejoiced in God’s faithfulness together. We are so blessed to have her in our lives! We ended up talking for almost an hour!
Supper was pulled chicken with peppers and tomatoes, black beans, white rice, & hard roles called ______. Then, there was fresh pineapple for dessert.
15 minutes later, we left for Wednesday night prayer meeting. Last week’s was at our house. This week’s was at David (the OCS school principal) & Donna Shaver’s. It was 9:15 when we got back & I did some journaling.
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