Rebekah and Mark

Greetings to all of our family and friends!!!! We miss you all very much and look forward to seeing you very soon. Today was a pretty busy and hectic day with a lot of stuff going on. We left earlier than usual for the MCC but we ended up getting stuck in traffic and it took us an hour to get there. But once we got there, we got right down to business. I started the day by helping dad teach a religion class with the 10th graders. It was a huge class of about 50 with varied ages and only about 12 Bibles to share among them. He challenged them to trust God like Moses did as he led the children of Israel out of Egypt and they accepted. He presented the teacher, Moses, with a Bible atlas to use in his lessons along with several other books to help the schools library have a religion section. We also made necklaces for each student to wear and they were very excited to be included. Next, we went to the kindergarten class where I read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" book and then we made butterflies out of coffee filters for their wings and a clothespin for the body. After they had decorated them with bright colors and assembled them, they began flying them around the room. Then the teacher began leading them in several songs which was absolutely beautiful!!! Later on, dad went and taught the 9th graders about the Sermon on the Mount and the Beattitudes. Three of the students raised their hands that members of their family had died during the uprising last year. He promised to pray for them. While he was teaching them, I went and worked with the 6th graders. We had a lesson about being fishers of men and then made cross necklaces for each student. I also read the caterpillar book and then did a word search, a craft about the butterfly stages, and a maze. They really enjoyed all the activities and I think they were a little overwhelmed. Also, throughout the day, we gave out treat bags for all 600 kids at the school. They were so happy to receive them and it was very humbling to see them so excited about having small things like a pencil or eraser. We left the school around 3:00 and headed towards the market to do some shopping. We were not there very long though because one of the vendors stole money from a lady in our group. We bought a few items but we are going to a different market on Thursday to shop some more!!! YAY!!!! Thank you so so so much for your prayers and we look forward to heading home Thursday night. We love each of you and appreciate you following us by reading our blogs. Have a wonderful day!!!