We ran out of candy within the
first hour and a half. We had lollipops and lots of candy corn that we had to
add to the tub, Tony was handing out candy and so was Danny, but we STILL ran
out super fast. We started getting kids at about 7:00pm and had to ask Franky
to shut the gate at 9:00 so no more people would come in. Kim, Denise, and I
had even made a huge batch of cookies to give out to kids once the candy ran
out. The cookies seemed to go even faster than the candy. We would have bought
more candy at the stores, but when each bag costs $20, you don’t really want to.
Our little Lentil is quickly
growing into a full sized cat. He loves to chase his own tail around the house!
One thing that we are thankful for is the fact that he chases cockroaches.
Often times, he chases them, I kill them with my flip flop, and then he eats
them. Really gross, but it gets the roaches gone!
On Tuesday, my TA didn’t come into
school. She usually does lunch stuff for me so when she didn’t show up, I was
trying to take lunch orders and teach phonics at the same time. I went to the
office later to ask where Mrs. Jano was. Apparently her doctor told her to stay
at home and rest for 3 days. She is very anemic and was very weak. She had been
pale and tired at school so I was not surprised. Despite her absence, I got
along fine without her.
Ryan Johnson, who is a former
student of the school here in Pohnpei, is at Walla Walla University now, going
into his 3rd year. He posted a video made by WWU on kids who were
taught by student missionaries and how they were affected by them. I had no
idea what the kids thought of us and now I know that they really love and
appreciate us. Who cares if it’s hot here and that we’re constantly sweating?
We’re making a difference in some kids’ lives and that’s what matters. If you
would like to see the video, and I encourage you to all watch it, it’s on my
Facebook.
People are still getting sick over
here. I’m still untouched by the sickness going around thank goodness. Keep
praying for all of us as we go through homesickness, stress, and physical
sickness.
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