Last Visitor of 2012

 Tim from our sending church arrived a little over a week ago. He'll be with us until Dec. 28, and we're really enjoying our time with him. The schools are busy during this month so the teaching schedule has been much lighter than normal, but God always has a reason. Our days and evenings have been full, and Tim has had the opportunity to be with lots of people from our neighborhood.

In the early part of the week, we were invited to our neighbor's house for Vietnamese food for her birthday. We usually spend our New Year's Eve with them, but they will be out of town this year. It's always nice to be with them. Then the next night we were invited to BBQ with some of our students and their families.

 

We walked down to their place after class and had a good time grilling. I think Tim enjoyed the meat. 

 

 The girls came up with this game using some large dry bean pods from the trees and the basketball goal. Unfortunately I'm not very good at this game, but if you give me a basketball I can do better. I don't think I made even one basket, but then again I can't see very well in the dark. Maybe at least one made it in?!?!

 It's a great time of year to grill! After you finish you can just relax around the fire.

 Even though the schedule is not as heavy this month, there are still opportunities to teach both in the schools and at our house. The students got some practice at asking questions. Tim really made an impact on this little kindergartener. He's four years old, and his speech ability has not developed. He latched on to Tim and didn't want to be separated from him. At lunch he even went and sat in between Rusty and Tim. The kids at this school had really missed Rusty. There was a misunderstanding with this school; they thought we were in the States. So now that they know we're here and willing to teach there, they're wanting to get the schedule set up.

 There have been a few afternoons for fishing and bike riding. Tim hasn't caught anything yes except I did hear some story about a large patio umbrella. Rusty has really enjoyed his new mountain bike though.

 The new week started with a baptism service with Antioch Church. I think we have the most beautiful settings for baptisms and probably the most fun. It was a beautiful setting for a picnic, and the weather was absolutely gorgeous! It was cool and peaceful. I think it would be a great place to sit, read the Bible, eat a picnic lunch, and spend the afternoon. Too bad it's too far from the house to make it a habit. :(

 This is Rusty & me after a great lunch of sticky rice, grilled meat, fried chicken, and some other food that I don't know what to call it in English. We're happy and content. :)

 I think everyone had a great time!