April 24. All of a sudden it’s dry season. Last night the sky was full of bright stars; and the waning, yet still large, moon shone amongst them. The Big Dipper, which can only be seen for several nights a couple times a year, was low on the northern horizon yesterday evening, while the Southern Cross twinkled in the southern sky. Today was the fifth dry, hot, sunny day in a row. The temperature was down to 53 this morning, but soon to warm up. People are burning off the mountainsides already. Smoke and ashes filled the air this afternoon, the ashes coming in through the open west windows and making a mess everywhere. Since it was Wednesday, we were up at 5:45 to get ready for Judy to come and wash clothes. Today also marked the eighth anniversary of Glory Independent Baptist Church. The morning meeting was at 8:00. Dallas led in a number of songs, and then Daddy preached on the marks of a thriving church from Acts 2:42-47. He challenged the church to determine what they could do more to reach those marks. The meeting was over around 9:30, and the students were ready for school around 10:00. They had math, English/spelling, and science. Today was Elias’s birthday too, and there were leftovers that needed to be eaten up at noon. As soon as the food was hot and on the table, I called the students from their science studies, and we all had lunch together. We sang “Happy Birthday” to Elias too. After we ate, Daddy went out and brought the clothes in, and the students went back and finished up what they were working on. Then they were dismissed for the day, but they didn’t go home. They stayed and practiced music so they could sing a special in the meeting this evening. It was a little after 2:00 when we finally settled down for nap. After nap, I washed my hair, got lesson plans ready for tomorrow, and put a few math problems on the chalkboard. I was hungry early since we don’t have much around for snacks. We haven’t had any bananas for a while, and not much popo. So I started fixing supper a little bit early—tuna salad sandwiches with cucumbers this evening. The evening meeting started at 7:00. Amos led the singing and did so with vitality and a fervent spirit. Philemon and Lynn sang a special, which was Scripture-based. The school students sang “Aleluya” (“Sing Hosana”). Apekio recited a Bible verse. Daddy preached on “Things that God has Given Us to Strengthen Our Christian Lives.” There was an excellent spirit in the meeting this evening. Mike and Dallas’s unsaved father was there so we trust that all that was heard and seen will bear fruit in his life. It was already going on 9:00 before the meeting was over and the people dispersed. Praise the Lord for a good day of fellowship together for God’s people. “5Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; 6Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.” II Corinthians 3:5,6 Praise the Lord for His enabling in our insufficiency. April 25. Thousands of stars lightened up the sky again last night. Very hot and sweaty day today. After school this afternoon, Anna Jean prepared some veggies before she went home. I had already put mushrooms in the pot and added water so they could soak; and Anna Jean cut up pumpkin and uxai. I’m not sure what time it was when we lay down for nap, but it was 3:15 when I woke up. Daddy had gotten up a short while before that and had put the computer on the inverter to finish charging. Then I worked on the next Bible lesson until the computer battery ran low again. I need to get a lesson done and possibly printed before Daddy leaves for town and takes the two other computers. He has to take both computers so he can verify our account with Microsoft. When the battery was down again, I shut down the computer and went to work in the kitchen. Added lentils to the other veggies that were in the pot; then added seasonings and a little more water and put all on to cook. Also put a pot of rice on to cook. When all was done, we had our supper—a bowl of rice and veggie soup for each of us, and plenty left for several days to come. While supper was cooking, I went outside to walk around in the sunshine for a while. This evening I spent more time getting the next Bible lesson in order. “Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not.” II Corinthians 4:1 Praise God for His mercy to keep us from fainting and to help us press on in this ministry.
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