Will have to be a brief one today as we have a birthday party to be at in a few minutes. Needless to say, following last week's exploits, the pace of things took on a far more Bolivian feel, a fact for which all three of us (that's Amanda, me and the car) are all truly thankful.
Morning meditations has been my main task of the week. When the baton was handed over to me on Monday, there were just a couple of verses left to cover in 2 Corinthians 3 (we work through the Bible book-by-book at a non-specified pace). And yet I barely scratched the surface of the monster verse that is verse 18. Were it a politician it would be Kenneth 'Big Beast' Clarke. Were it a car it would be a Hummer. Were it an ego it would belong to Gary Barlow. So much glorious truth and so little time -- sometimes I can't believe how lucky I am to be doing this work.
On Saturday, we both passed our sign language test with flying colours. It turned out to be not quite as formal as we'd been expecting -- this is Bolivia, after all -- but glad for the opportunity to take on yet another language. My poor little head can't take much more.
As for my English classes, the recent decision to open them up to younger learners is really paying dividends, with increasing numbers of local teenagers coming along and enjoying the opportunity to learn English from an English speaker rather than an unqualified teacher working from a barely decipherable textbook (as is often the case in the schools here).
Also increasing are the temperatures, once again acting my age and not my shoe size, following last week's perilous south winds. We'll enjoy the relative cool while it lasts.
Prayer
• For a continuing deepening of relationships with workmates/locals.
• For wisdom for the way forward with the English classes – we’re considering launching a new beginners’ course to meet demand.
Praise
• For the enthusiastic group coming along to the English classes and the relationships we’re developing with them.
• For the help Craig received taking this week’s Meditaciones.
¡Que Dios les bendiga!
Craig & Amanda
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