hope you all enjoy it!A "semi-recent" blessing was some great fellowship with John and Jeannie, who minister to expatriates living and working in Kathmandu, Nepal. John is pastor of an evangelical church there and the two of them help expatriate Christians get adjusted to the culture and climate of the area. They were on a two month sabbatical here on Guam (John spent some time at PIBC doing research and studying) and we had a great time getting to know them. They recently returned to Nepal, refreshed (we hope) and ready to serve. They are missed!
Plumeria! No fragrance marketeer has quite been able (in my opinion) to capture its fresh, sweet fragrance! In January and February, some of the plants tend to get a bit barren here (compared to other times of the year) - but in March, they burst back into full bloom! This cluster appeared on a plant just outside our office. No other blossom, except maybe the orchid, outdoes a plumeria for it's delicate beauty AND fragrance.
How do you like this hat???? You can't buy it anywhere! This is actually a hairdo that Jayleen came to class wearing one day recently! Our girls love to do each others' hair, and they are VERY GOOD at it! From beautiful, waterfall-like lifts to tiny braids in a wide variety of patterns, our girls are creative and talented at fixing up their long, beautiful hair! Of course, it take a lot of patience, too . . . and a lot of hair!! :-)One rainy day out at Agana Bay, Tim and I watched this local fisherman
cast his net into the shallow water and retrieve some fish. There are several ways local fishermen fish - and these are limited by the government to protect different types of fish in various locations. If you look closely, you will see his net fills the center of the picture! Net fishing is only allowed in a few locations from the shore; many local beaches are preserves that only allow cast fishing (hook and line). Outside the reef, net fishing is openly allowed. Hook and line fishermen are currently catching convict tang and rabbit fish. They run a set of 5-6 tiny hooks in a row on the line, drag it through some sea grass in the surf, and cast out. The fish nibble at the grass and the fisherman sinks the hook! (Tim needs to try this soon!!)Okay - I'll close with an image of Tim's most recent projec
t: this past week, he finished installing all of the tabletops in the "dinex" (they are on top of this framework you see him screwing together) and it's all ready for Mary Lou to get the computers set up! The students will be so happy to see it done! They have been patiently waiting for this as we moved the computers from the old study center to a new location. The "old" study center has become "classroom #2" - a huge blessing because it is a separate classroom from our main classroom building, which means no more distractions with the "class next door" being heard through a sliding wooden panel! Yay on BOTH counts: classroom #2 ANd the new study center.I hope to have a few other photos up in a day or two - I say that, and then the week takes off and leaves my blog plans in the dust! :-) But we'll see . . .
Many blessings! Melody and Tim
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