IN NEW CLASSROOM

THE BUILDING AND FLOORS ARE IN. I'VE STARTED SETTING UP MY CLASSROOM AND DEVELOPING A SCHEDULE FOR THE CHILDREN. THEY ARE LEARNING, SLOWLY, BUT THEY WILL COME AROUND. I HAVE A CURRICULUM THAT I FOLLOW, PLUS EARLY CHILDHOOD STANDARDS BASED ON A MASS. STUDY/PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO USE EVERYTHING, OR ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT I'VE LEARNED IN CLASSROOMS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS.

THE LAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REPAIR THE FOUNDATION IN MY CLASSROOM, BECAUSE OF GAPS AROUND THE EDGES, WATER WAS GETTING IN WHEN IT RAINED. I WAS HAULING DIRT, GRAVEL AND MIXING CEMENT. I DON'T THINK JERRY THOUGHT I COULD DO IT, I DIDN'T THINK I COULD DO IT. BUT I'M LEARNING THAT I CAN DO ALL THINGS...

JERRY IS ALSO DOING A GOOD JOB WITH HIS OLDER STUDENTS. HE HAS STARTED THEM ON MULTIPLICATION. WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD CONSIDERING THE CHILDREN ONLY HAVE A LITTLE ENGLISH. JERRY IS A GOOD TEACHER.

I AM STILL PRAYING ABOUT THE SPEAKING ENGLISH PROGRAM FOR ALL THE STUDENTS. I KNOW THAT IN GOD'S TIMING, IT WILL BE DONE.

WE JUST LEFT MEETING WITH TWO OTHER MISSION GROUPS (9/23/09). I LEARNED ABOUT THESE GROUPS THROUGH A CHAIN OF EVENTS STARTED BY CONTACT WITH ANOTHER MINISTER IN THAILAND. THE FIRST ORGANIZATION, ASIA CENTER FOUNDATION, TOOK US TO LOOK AT ANOTHER OF THEIR PRESCHOOLS, THIS ONE FOR BURMESE. I HAD MET WITH THEM LAST WEEK ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH THEIR STAFF ENGLISH, USING THE A.C.E. SPEAKING ENGLISH PROGRAM. SHE ALSO TOLD ME OF A BURMESE PASTOR, THAT I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR, (THIS WAS AMAZING)WHO MAY BE ABLE TO HELP ME START A CLASS IN THIS FISHING CAMP, THAT IS ON THE RIVER, NOT FAR FROM WHERE JERRY LIVES. SHE ALSO TOOK US BY HER HOUSE WHERE SHE HAS A CELL GROUP MEETING ON SUNDAY AND THEN BY HER HUSBAND'S COFFEE HOUSE, REALLY HIGH END, WITH A SPA, EXERCISE AND MEETING ROOMS.

THE SECOND ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH EX-BAR GIRLS, S.H.E.. I GOT ALOT OF INFO ON HOW THEY EVANGELIZE AND EMPOWER THESE GIRLS. THEY MAKE JEWLRY, CANDIES, COOKIES, ETC. AND THE GIRLS ARE PAID A WAGE. I WANTED TO KNOW HOW I COULD HELP THE YOUNG MOTHERS IN OUR CAMP, AND SHE TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN MAKE THESE LITTLE PAPER ROSES, THEY WILL COME AND SHOW THEM HOW, AND THEY WILL PAY THEM.

WE ALSO DISCUSSED SOME OF THE HEALTH ISSUES OF THE BURMESE PEOPLE IN THE LABOR CAMPS. THEY CAN ATTEND THIS CATHOLIC MISSION HOSPITAL, ESPECIALLY THE EXPECTANT MOTHERS, BUT IT COSTS THEM MORE THAN A MONTH'S WAGES. I'M TRUSTING GOD IN THIS AREA TOO.

SO I'M ALL PUMPED UP, GOD HAS SHOWN HIMSELF FAITHFUL, HE HAS ANSWERED SEVERAL PRAYERS, IN JUST ONE DAY.

ANOTHER PRAYER, IS PROVISION FOR THE VISION. JERRY SAID THAT HE CAN'T CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ME, FOOD AND 'VISA RUNS', ETC.. HE TOLD ME THAT IF I DO NOT GET A JOB BY THE TIME MY VISA RUNS OUT, I WILL HAVE TO RETURN TO THE STATES.

THIS BATTLE IS NOT MINE, THE BATTLE IS THE LORDS.

I'M PRAISING HIM IN ADVANCE....