"Mom" says..... The children and I have had the privilege of teaching at a small community center for Iraqi refugee children the past few weeks. Many of them are from Christian background families from Mosel. Most of them have not been to school for a year or have no access to school currently. We have been teaching them the Bible and English since most of them will be living in an English speaking country in the future. We are thankful that the Lord has provided our family an opportunity to serve together and to share His Word. Please pray for the children and their families. Also, pray that we would continue to have good relationships with the other teachers in the community center. We all attend the same church.
"Dad" says... By God's grace, things are going well. We enjoy living in our small community outside of the capital. Yesterday we went hiking with an Arab family and found 2 turtles and a scorpion :-\ The kids are making a lot of friends. Our older kids recently attended a dance at a Christian school. A few of us joined a local gym. I'm having some great conversations with leaders here about biblical parenting. I'm learning which resources in Arabic should be promoted and how to best serve Christian families here. My residency permit should be finished next week, which will allow us to get a driver's license, which will allow us to get a vehicle! Please pray for both the permit and the right vehicle. Also, ask God to continue to give us more clarity regarding language learning for all of us. There are many Arabic-learning options here and each member of our family has his/her own unique language needs.
"Dad" says... By God's grace, things are going well. We enjoy living in our small community outside of the capital. Yesterday we went hiking with an Arab family and found 2 turtles and a scorpion :-\ The kids are making a lot of friends. Our older kids recently attended a dance at a Christian school. A few of us joined a local gym. I'm having some great conversations with leaders here about biblical parenting. I'm learning which resources in Arabic should be promoted and how to best serve Christian families here. My residency permit should be finished next week, which will allow us to get a driver's license, which will allow us to get a vehicle! Please pray for both the permit and the right vehicle. Also, ask God to continue to give us more clarity regarding language learning for all of us. There are many Arabic-learning options here and each member of our family has his/her own unique language needs.