Only one week left in Indonesia! Today’s fourth of July was great! I’m sure you will all love it (seeing as my day is over while yours is just starting) : ). We actually were able to celebrate the fourth of July on Saturday night with two Australian families and one Canadian family. Instead of watching fireworks, we watched some Aussie Rules Football (my new favorite sport to watch), and in addition to eating the typical burgers and watermelon, we had some Australian snags and mango. HollyAnne, a fellow teacher, brought along red, white and blue funfetti cupcake mix from America, so we enjoyed that too. The families live in Indonesia because they are teachers at SPH. It was a lot of fun to meet them, hear their stories, and interact with their kids.
Last week’s Creative Writing Class went really well! The students “Choose Your Own Adventure” stories turned out great and were quite detailed and fun to read. This week, I am teaching another Science class. I am focusing on flight, air pressure, and gravity. Today the students were a lot of fun and I am excited to see how the week turns out! For devotions this week, I am going to be focusing on Galatians 5:22 and 23- the fruit of the spirit! I was currently reading a book called, “Jesus Beauty Shining In You,” filled with various Beacon Lights articles, and I have been enjoying it and I thought it would be beneficial for my students as well. Today we addressed the part that talks about how we read in Galatians, “the FRUIT of the spirit IS love, joy, peace, etc... “ There is one fruit of the spirit composed of different virtues, but the virtues are a unity. The virtues are inseparable and we can’t think we have some and lack others. Jesus beauty should be seen in us through all of these virtues, and we should be working to develop them all. Quite a challenge.
At church on Sunday, we were able to meet three refugees from Iran: Michael, Farhad, and Iman. They recently escaped from Iran after being jailed, tortured and persecuted for their beliefs. A teacher who has been taking good care of us, Alexis Hughes, told us about a time about 10 years ago in Indonesia when people here were evacuated because of rioting. This was surprising for me to hear, and made me realize how blessed I am to live in a country where I am free to worship. The Iranian men had to have their Bible studies and meetings at different locations each time so the government couldn’t track them. It was very interesting to hear their stories and reminded me how important it is for us to keep the persecuted in our prayers.
I’m learning a lot and having a wonderful time! Only a few days left! Miss you all! Happy fourth! Eric, I'm expecting you to shoot off some fireworks for me : )
Love,
Liz
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