Didn't blog last night obviously and we were even home by 7:00pm. We had a wonderful morning with our little Dominican kids. They were even ready when we got there so that made Scott very happy. Arriving on time has not been a very frequent thing for us when we get there to pick them up and they aren't ready. We just had Caty, Eliana, Gregory, Carlos and Yrguy(?) today. I am never sure why the cousins come because they don't have an attachment to us in any way. Today when Scott took the kids to primary the president asked how old the boys were. Turns out that Carlos and Gregory are both twelve so he took them to the Aaronic priesthood class. They weren't very excited but when they came in to Sacrament meeting there was a definite difference in Carlos. He usually pays no attention to what is going on but plays on his phone the whole time. This time he sat and listened - and kept telling Eliana to get off my lap because she was too big - and sang the songs. Eliana is so bright; and so manipulative that I just have to tease her. In this culture I worry about the safety of these little girls but you can only pray for them I guess. We haven't seen Alta Gracie's kids for a month. Next week is Easter-Lent week so the schools are out for the week again and the kids go out to the country.
We had a few minutes for lunch when we got home so packed up and headed to San Cristobol.
I still want to sight see there but we are always in such a hurry to get there and to get back to Oriental that we have no time Sunday. We will just have to go out another day. The Bishop's wife quit because she felt she was not progressing or "getting it". There are three or four that really struggle and you just wish it was easier for them. There are always a group of little boys who play in the churchyard while we teach because they have no where else to play. Today they came over to the car to see if they could help us carry in the tecladas. I was up on the stand by the door and as class started they stood and watched for a good ten minutes until one of the men shooed them away. With their big curious dark eyes looking in the doorway I was reminded of Christ with the children and felt such a strong impression of them being beloved children of our Father in Heaven - as all of us are.
At Oriental we had a new class of 20+ students and our old class of 10. I took the old class into one room and Scott had the new class. I thought I would get in to help him but instead spent the whole time helping the older class. He was frustrated because there are some very young kids in that class that cannot stay focused and some girls that kept talking and boys in the back that were messing around. I was surprised that any of that bothered him because most of the time he doesn't even notice! When the second class begins on the tecladas the old class will have to end so we want them to get all of the practice time in they can. Just love those kids. Paula brought us some cookies today and I took them some cheerio treats. We also took them to San Cristobol and they loved them. Of course everyone wants the recipe but I don't know the Spanish words so Scott figured out something they could understand and wrote it on the board. We'll see how it turns out! Stephanie came back today and had such a good spirit about her - I was so glad because last time I saw her she was so withdrawn.
By Sunday night we are both pooped. Scott loves it though because it reminds him of his first mission - the hard work that is.
We had a few minutes for lunch when we got home so packed up and headed to San Cristobol.
I still want to sight see there but we are always in such a hurry to get there and to get back to Oriental that we have no time Sunday. We will just have to go out another day. The Bishop's wife quit because she felt she was not progressing or "getting it". There are three or four that really struggle and you just wish it was easier for them. There are always a group of little boys who play in the churchyard while we teach because they have no where else to play. Today they came over to the car to see if they could help us carry in the tecladas. I was up on the stand by the door and as class started they stood and watched for a good ten minutes until one of the men shooed them away. With their big curious dark eyes looking in the doorway I was reminded of Christ with the children and felt such a strong impression of them being beloved children of our Father in Heaven - as all of us are.
At Oriental we had a new class of 20+ students and our old class of 10. I took the old class into one room and Scott had the new class. I thought I would get in to help him but instead spent the whole time helping the older class. He was frustrated because there are some very young kids in that class that cannot stay focused and some girls that kept talking and boys in the back that were messing around. I was surprised that any of that bothered him because most of the time he doesn't even notice! When the second class begins on the tecladas the old class will have to end so we want them to get all of the practice time in they can. Just love those kids. Paula brought us some cookies today and I took them some cheerio treats. We also took them to San Cristobol and they loved them. Of course everyone wants the recipe but I don't know the Spanish words so Scott figured out something they could understand and wrote it on the board. We'll see how it turns out! Stephanie came back today and had such a good spirit about her - I was so glad because last time I saw her she was so withdrawn.
By Sunday night we are both pooped. Scott loves it though because it reminds him of his first mission - the hard work that is.
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