Monday, June 2, 2008
Mwiriwe! (Greetings) Things continue to thrive here in Burundi. On Sunday, Emily and i did a sunday school lesson for the children. We chose to teach them about Joshua and Jericho and dicided that there is a universal truth when it comes to children...they all like to yell at the top of their lungs. So we had them march around Jericho (a group of chairs) and on the last time yell as loud as they could. It was so sweet to hear the children read the story to each other in thier own language. The farther i travel, the more i learn people are still people and children are still children no matter where you go. They love alot of the same things. It was a big hit to say the least. they even asked if there were any other Bible stories we knew about that included yelling...any suggestions? Yesterday we took a long walk so our Burundian friends could show us some of the city. It was a cool evening and quit refreshing. But after such a long walk the ladies were extremely tired. They do so much for us. They cook, translate, clean, and are always willing to help us with a smile. So after a long day of walking in their best sunday heels, when we returned to the house Emily and i decided to wash their feet. They were so grateful, i just wish there was more i could do for them. Hope you are all well! Please continue to pray! We love and miss all of you! :D
Skyler
The Zacheus song can be fun, when Jesus yells "Zacheus, you come down!" There's also Palm Sunday with everyone yelling Hosanna, the King is coming, etc. That's all I can think of off the top of my head with "good" yelling (rather than "Crucify Him" and such). Any story that the kids can act out as you tell it is great. One favorite of mine is the prodigal son. Everyone wanted to be the pigs! You guys are so blessed to have this opportunity.
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