Another Week

A lot has happened the last couple weeks. A lot of good things!

The school is about to go through a huge transformation. A couple weeks ago, two men arrived to volunteer in doing repairs and building projects on the school and apartments. Someone has donated supplies for the projects and had it shipped over. They just got the container unloaded, so the projects will be starting soon! (Inside the container was a couch, new refrigerator, and new stove for our apartment!!!)

Before

After

Jiko

Eota and Justin

Fun kiddos

That same Friday I woke up feeling really sick so I stayed home. I missed my kids though! Even though they drive me crazy, I missed them so much. They’re great. On Fridays school gets out at noon, so after school a bunch of them came to visit me in the apartment. How sweet! I gave them all pencils my parents sent me. :)

The girls! The boys were too shy to take pictures, haha!

Sunday, the missionaries all headed out to Bikedge (sp?) Island. It’s about an hour boat ride. We were there most of the day. It was pretty perfect: desolate, sandy beaches, coconut trees, beautiful water and snorkeling. Snorkeling was fun, but apparently there’s a shark that lives by the buoy that sometimes comes in so it was a little stressful. Of course I got sunburned, but now I’m tan. We had a good time. Ate a lot of coconuts and swam.

There were a lot of pigs. For our entertainment, the dogs chased them the whole time.

Baby pigs are cute

Philipp, one of the SMs left on Monday. His mom is very sick with cancer and they aren’t sure how much longer she has. I can’t imagine leaving Ebeye and coping with his mom’s sickness all at once. Please keep Philipp and his mom in your prayers!

Wednesday started out a normal day. At lunch, Ryan told us school was cancelled for the afternoon. They were digging near the school and found a bomb from WWII! And the bomb was still alive. They said this bomb could have blown up the island! The people from Kwaj came and picked it up, and that was the end of the bomb. I really wanted to see it, but they weren’t letting people go around it. What a silly rule! :)

Thursday we got to go to Kwaj again. I love that place. So lush and American!

Look who we saw on the way to the dock on Ebeye

The field

Those Kwaj people love the bikes

Nathasha and me walking to the field

Jason and Emily. At the game last week, Emily and I talked to one of the dads from the other team. He offered to bring some extra soccer jerseys he had for the kids. So this week he brought them! They had fun trying them on on the boat ride home. So nice of him!  

Emily and me on the way back from Kwaj last week. I'm so glad she's here. :)

Next week is “Education Week” on Ebeye. All the schools participate in the activities. Monday is the Science Fair. It’s pretty much a Science Fair by the teachers. Since I’ve been here I’ve been growing alfalfa sprouts because the vegetables are so expensive. It’s kind of fun and really easy. I’ve tried a few different kinds sprouts. So my “science experiment” is growing alfalfa sprouts.

It’s not that science-y, but it’s applicable. And we’re supposed to make a presentation board with all of the information on it. I don’t get to do crafty stuff much these days, so it’s possible I’m going a little bit overboard with the presentation. I just get so into it! And we don’t have normal supplies like tape and glue so I have to get creative and I love it. Haha! I’ll take a picture when it’s done.

Please continue praying for me, the other missionaries and students here. God is answering prayers and blessing the school and our work here. I am so thankful to be apart of this team. Please keep Philipp and his mom in your prayers as well.

Love and miss you all!

Pretty rainbow in the morning. This picture doesn't do it justice.

Our pups: Lucy, Puppy, Mangy