Friday, May 18, 2012
Dear Fellow Workers in Christ,
I am so excited! Only 10 weeks left until I go home!
YES!!!
The quiet has been so nice. I won’t lie. It has been nice
to have quiet evenings and be able to finish work uninterrupted during the day.
-I suppose this is the way a mom feels on a rare day off.
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| assessing the ruins |
Mother’s Day Sunday, I joined a few others on a
sightseeing trip to Sanyi. We went to see the broken down train bridge which
collapsed in an earthquake years ago. It was neat to see what was left standing
of the old brick structure, and to take pictures.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday were quiet. I had a lot of
paperwork to do, emails to write, and pictures to edit, on top of meetings and
my usual violin practice, so I stayed busy. -The rest of the office must have
been encumbered as well, for they were quiet too. Wednesday pretty much was
meetings all day, though the movie was a nice break.
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| Believe it or not, the main role you see in the middle is played by a boy. |
Thursday, I had the opportunity to join the CEI staff in
visiting a school’s presentation day. Each grade gave a performance of some
sort, as did the taichi group and music class. Some of them were quite
creative. It is always fun to meet up with old students again, and very
precious to watch them perform a character skit to teach their fellow-students about
helping others. They WERE listening! Because the Taiwanese are all about
achievement and performance, their presentations are over the top. The kids are
very well trained and look very professional.
Today, there is a total of THREE in the office- and we
are all English teachers. The other teachers went to a school to teach a
follow-up character class. So, we have the day to ourselves. This morning, we
teased that we could reinvent the office hours to be whatever we wanted,
because no one else is here. I wish I’d thought of that BEFORE my alarm went
off… Oh well. Maybe next time. ;)
I am going to take a moment to ask for your coveted
prayers in a specific area. As the time for our return to the States
approaches, it is very stressful on the team. Of course, anytime you live with
someone for a year, there is going to be struggles. Pray for our team to have
one mind in serving the Lord, and for us to finish with a strong testimony of
Jesus, to stay healthy, and to exemplify the character we teach. Thank you all.
Serving our Awesome Saviour,
Barbara J. Sutton
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