November 6. Praise the Lord for a drier day after a little rain early this morning! Only a dozen or so in lotu this morning. After lotu, Mike, Phinehas, and Graham cut firewood. We had used up quite a bit yesterday with the fire going all day. After talking with Mata and Bonita a bit, I did the laundry. I enjoyed getting outside and hanging up the clothes. Talked to Mata about the ladies’ soccer game that took place in Pinata yesterday. Many of the young ladies from Owena were involved in the game which included playing for money and not being allowed to wear skirts. Some of the young ladies wore sports outfits, and they mentioned one of our youth that wore short shorts and a singlet (tank top). Bonita’s name had been written down to play, but she refused to play as did her sisters. After seeing what was going on, Mata and the three girls came back home. It is sad, but there seems to be little understanding among the youth regarding the nature of sin, awfulness of sin, and the holiness of God. We wonder how many really understand that they are sinners or why they need a Savior. Even though many of them have made a profession of salvation, there doesn’t seem to be much change in their lives or a desire to live for Christ. We feel that there is a need to teach the Creation to Christ lessons among this younger generation. Later in the morning, Daddy and I sat and discussed that for a while. For dinner today, I made potato patties, this time with the leftover potatoes/pumpkin. Added onion and seasonings, and we really couldn’t tell much difference in taste between those and the non-potato patties. 😊 This afternoon, I spent more time working on lessons in John. This evening, I wrote lesson plans for this coming Monday, printed out Proverbs lessons for Amos to use in youth meetings, and finished a lesson in John. November 7. Foggy and rainy early this morning, but the Lord gave us some sunshine a little later. It was a super-busy morning, on my feet most of the time, except for eating breakfast and having quiet time. Washed a couple popos to cut up in the afternoon — one for eating raw, and one for making popo crisp. They both needed to be cut as they were quite ripe. Made a big jug of iced tea (a gallon or so in a five litre jug) - senna leaf, nettle leaf, alfalfa leaf, organic white tea, organic jasmine green tea, reishi tea, cinnamon sticks, and ginger. Put eggs on the wood stove to boil so I can make egg salad for our supper sandwiches. Wrote math review exercises on the chalkboard in preparation for back to school on Monday. Then Daddy and I went outside to get fresh air, sunshine, and exercise. Until somebody makes a new bridge across the newly dug-out ditch by the side of the airstrip, I have no way to get across from the trail to the airstrip anymore. So walking up the airstrip and back is not an option for exercise right now. But at least there has been work to do outside. Today we moved the rest of the firewood so the yard looks a lot neater. I also cut off the long gangly stalks of the tangets (a type of plant) because, in my opinion, they don’t look nice sticking up in the air — a few leaves on a long stem. After we came inside, I got rice on to boil for our dinner. Then I was in need of a sit-down break until dinner time so wrote in my journal. This afternoon was spent mostly at the computer, laying out study questions for the current science unit and making up a science quiz for the next section of the unit. I also cut up the two large popos I had washed this morning, filling a large storage container to put in the fridge and filling a skillet with pieces to dice up and cook with sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, and an oatmeal topping. This evening, I printed out the Bible lesson for next week. Then David came to visit for a while. Then I did the dishes and afterward made up the quiz for the lesson in John that I finished last night and then proofread it. “For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.” Proverbs 8:11
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