Week 6

Hey y'all!

It's been a busy and fun week!

We had the first P6 and P7 (5th and 6th grade) Bible study during lunch on Tuesday. I decided to start in the book of John. We read through John 1:1-18 twice, then I asked them to share a verse that they thought was interesting, or ask a question about something they didn't understand. And oh, boy, the questions certainly came. They started with questions relating to the passage and then went on from there. Here are just a few of them:

~What does it mean, "the Word became flesh"?
~What does it mean to be children of God?
~How did John know he was meant to testify?
~If John was testifying about Jesus, why did they kill him?
~How did they kill John?
~What did they do with John's body?
~How did Mary become pregnant?

Normally, I would have been terrified to try to answer these questions, but as I've come to learn more about the Father's heart, I know He is gracious. I'm sure I didn't answer some (if any) of these questions perfectly, but I know that God's grace covers me. That is a really fantastic and freeing thing to know. Please be in prayer for this amazing group of kids. I have a feeling there is going to be some serious growth this year!

We had our second Bible Club this week with the P1-P5 (K-4th grade) kids. It is so much fun! They're doing really well memorizing Scripture, and they're getting better at listening throughout the story. Have you ever read the Jesus StoryBook Bible? It's absolutely wonderful, for kids as well as adults. The point of this Bible is to take every story and emphasize where the story points directly to the coming Messiah. The story of Adam and Eve leaving the garden ends with the promise from God, the promise that He will send a great Rescuer to make everything right again. There is something really wonderful about reading the Bible in a way that children understand. If we really are to have faith like a child, then isn't it great to sometimes go back to the simplicity of God's Story? God loved us, He made us, we messed it up, He sent the Rescuer, and now He's got us back! WHOO! Isn't that great?!

I bought this awesome skirt for $4! Forgive my red skin; I forgot to bring sunscreen to the pool today. No one tell my grandmother.

I'm loving getting to know Sarah in the IChooseYou office. Here we are, looking like nice, normal girls...

...but we are actually nuts.

I got to experience one of the most ridiculous, hilarious, and wonderful things I've ever seen. I was walking past a group of kids in Namatala and stopped to watch them harvesting white ants. They do this by placing a plastic bag with a small hole in the middle over a small hole in the ground. The make this fantastically strange calling sound into the hole, which brings up the white ants. They put their hand under the bag to catch the ants before they fly away, and trap them in a cup or container of some kind. I've been told the ants are delicious when fried. I'll let you know when I've tried them. I tried to upload a video, but it didn't work. It's on Facebook if you'd care to see it.

Aaaaaaand today I met a camel. No big deal. 

Until next time!

Em