It’s great to be serving in my assigned role
of supporting Bible translation as librarian with the Field Education System
(home schooled, village based families) program and the educational co-op,
which has a new name: Greenhouse:
A Learning Center for Missionary Children.
On Friday,
February 22, we hosted students from the local Rainbow Innovative School with four rotating stations. For the story time station in the library I shared four
interactive character building story books, plus a book illustrating “He’s Got
the Whole World in His Hands” and led in action songs and rhymes.
A weekly preschool story program, “Color Your
World with Books,” began March 1. Children and parents are invited to wear the
designated color of the day, children bring something that color for “show and
tell,” I share stories about theme color objects, and lead action rhymes and
songs. My principal, Mary Santos, called our first session a “smashing
success,” and our second week program was also very well received. I have
received much appreciation expressed by missionary moms for this literature
enrichment program.
I consider it a privilege to be part of the
education of missionary children whose
parents are involved with furthering the Gospel in Cameroon, but am not content
to stop there. I feel compelled to “Bloom Where Planted” in this huge city of
Yaounde, starting where I live. On Saturday, March 9, I visited a neighborhood
Bible Club about a block down my dirt road hosted by Cecilia Engoro (Yaounde
friend I visited a weekend during CAMBO orientation), led by Sandy Mitchell and
teacher colleague Barbara Lane. A delight to spend time with these 26 precious
Cameroonian children and chat with one mom who glowed as she told me Christ was
now in charge of her life. Sandy retires in August; I plan to assist now and
anticipate co-leading the Bible Cub with Barb this fall.
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