The Journy of Paul

Greetings, Well, here we are, one week to go. My last entry said what a blessing, things were working out with the students. I spoke to soon. Thursday and Friday, things went down hill. I have no idea why. The kids just seem to shift from, Okay, we'll behave and learn, to Nope, no way, no how. The biggest problem is in one class. There are a couple of students who have taken control of the class away from the teacher. Yea, big problem when the 12 year olds have control. Today, Saturday, all of the teachers are out and about enjoying the day with some of their students, a good thing. It is going on 7 pm and I've not heard from them all day. Must be having fun. I stayed at the dorms and worked on a paper that is due. I also called home and did laundry, yes fun. Friday we did a Christmas play, and this was a break through. The older adults don't know how to let go and just have fun. They argued their way out of doing a skit the other day but I wouldn't let them out of this...

New flash, I've been able to save pictures so you can click on the photo link to the left. July 22 – 23, 2008 Wow, these last two days have been a real answer to prayer. The students seem to be crossing over and becoming friends. It is cool to seem a few girls run to their teacher for protection from the boys. They are also coming into the teachers room to hang out with the teachers during lunch time. All are hopeful signs. We held our third Wednesday which is an all day activity day and requires a large amount of energy. We started it out with a skit by the team. Basically, it ends with me taking a whip cream pie to the face. The kids loved this, to see a leader humiliated is great for them. Later, they drew pictures and wrote teachers names in special styles on the blackboard. These are more signs that the ice has melted. The coconut is creaked. Yes, we still have the whacko unruly kids, but now we have made inroads. Unfortunately, my counselors are still ...