 GO, GROW, AND GLOW
“If a child skips breakfast, he
feels an emptiness inside. His school day is a drowsy one. Even so, if you
live without Jesus, you are empty inside. You feel empty and drowsy in
life.”
On our Nutrition Day at the
kinderschool, 200 children and parents listened to lectures like this one
from myself, from the PTA president, and from the Nutrition Director of a
local hospital.
We’d purchased a few rolls of
film to get lots of cute pictures from the event, yet had loaned the
camera to a relative, and it was returned with dead batteries. It was not
until the event was over that we realized the batteries were just put in
upside down!
The children were dressed like
fish, vegetables, fruit and milk to represent the types of food that help
you to “Go, Grow, and Glow”.
These kids competed for prizes
also in their classes for having the nicest booths. Each booth had food
groups represented, which were eaten at the fellowship afterward.
Balloons, paper flowers, and Filipino outfits decorated each booth.
First, second, third and fourth
prizes were water jugs of different sizes for each of the classes, for the
thirsty pupils.
As we at Barner Learning Center
work to strengthen the child’s mind, we also focus on his body and soul.
“MY BREAD!”
 “YOU ATE MY BREAD!” Our 3 year
old son PJ loves to eat fresh rolls. He even brings them to church as a
snack. But during Children’s Church on Women’s Sunday, PJ’s voice
from the kids’ room overpowered the speaker in the worship service. One of PJ’s classmates
had eaten PJ’s bread. Since the church is in the alley between two
homes, the teacher opened the window and whispered asking what she should
do. “Use it as a lesson in sharing for your class.” The sermon
continued uninterrupted, without anymore screams of, “YOU ATE MY BREAD!”
SCHOOL TO SCHOOL
“Revelation
3:20: ‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock…”
 So begins the 3-hour DABC College Revelation class I teach
each Thursday. At 1:30 pm each of the students presents 3 memorized verses
from the Bible book of Revelation. Then is the weekly quiz, based on the
last week’s lesson. Before I begin my new lesson, a 20-minute sermon on
Revelation is given by one of the students.
After
class and a break, I travel to the second Bible College, GMBT. There the
time is split in half for two courses: English & Revelation. In
English, each of the students presents the paraphrase of a Bible story
paragraph for correction in grammar and spelling. Here I also can correct
any poor theology, such as:
1.
Jesus’ mother was Mary Magdalene.
2. Satan was chosen by the serpent as the craftiest animal.
3.
Jonah swallowed a giant fish.
4. Abraham sacrificed an angel on the altar instead of Isaac.
At
9:30 pm I am back home, sharing the excitement, challenges and laughs of
the day with Elvie, who is still bedridden due to complications in her
pregnancy. She is still busy with her sixth cross-stitch project, and
reviewing Bible Study videos in preparation for when she gets well again.
Monday
through Wednesday I instead teach computer at the kinderschool to over a
hundred kids. Your prayers give us the strength to challenge many for
Jesus. |
