English Camp & Woodworking

Celebrating our 34th wedding anniversary!

English Camp - Playing Bingo with Ms Mel.

June started with a team from the US helping me (Bridget) with an English Camp in a nearby community. The team ran stations and students practiced their letters, numbers, parts of the body, fruits and vegetables, and learned the story of Noah in Genesis 6-9. There was a small group of children from K-6^th grade who attended and the team showered them with attention.  Everyone had fun and the parents were happy their children learned more English.

Bridget and Rebekah Jones, are English judges.

The Monday after the English Camp, Rebekah Jones (our dentist) and I were invited to judge the local high school English competition.  During the opening ceremony my first adult English student was awarded her high school diploma.  I cried when I saw her receive her diploma because she had worked so hard to pass her English exam. The competition followed and included events for an impromptu speech, a conversation, and a spelling bee. Students from my classes qualified to advance to the district competition in all three events. 

Paul and the wood for the tabel.

When Paul is not working on the grounds or buildings at Emmanuel Center I can find him in his shop working on a table he is building for our friends Greiven and Adriana.  Our son-in-law, Patrick, has passed the “wood working bug” on to Paul.  He has learned so much on his own as he works with the local tropical woods. 

Lance crossing the finish line.

We celebrated our 34^th wedding anniversary on June 18^th with friends in San Jose. It was a time to relax and rest after a busy first half of the year.  They have good internet so we were able to talk with our kids. Lance told us about his new job, a raft trip down the Rogue River, and his triathlon.  Joy and Patrick were watching friends’ Corgi puppies - so cute! Kelly brought us up to date on her job at the restaurant and a trip to the beach. We also had time to gather information for the ICDI website and hopefully the updated site will be online later this summer.

Corgi puppies are adorable!

Please pray for my English students, a team coming in July, and for parents and friends of a high school student that took her life. It has been a vivid reminder that only the Gospel of Jesus Christ has the message of true hope.

We cannot thank you enough for your prayers and financial support. 

In His service,

Paul and Bridget