DEAF CAMP!!

A Guide to Life!!
And List to Live by (at Deaf Camp).....

The most powerful channel of communication..... PRAYER!
Thanks for praying.

The most important thing in life..... THE POWER OF GOD!
We have seen the power of God at Deaf Camp.

Rosa with baby Lester, Me, Justin, and Deilia

The most destructive habit......... WORRY!
The greatest problem to overcome........ FEAR!

I had a good group and not much problems. Of course I had some small problems here and there. But they weren't as big as my fears and worries had been.

The greatest "shot in the arm".......... ENCOURAGEMENT!
Lane and Vernee and their deaf son Laramie came all the way from America to teach here at deaf camp. And they also brought all the teaching material! I was Vernee's assistant teacher......

The world's most incredible computer....... THE BRAIN!
It was interesting to see how many ideas the deaf had at crafts time which I would have never thought of.

The most beautiful attire....... A SMILE!


The most effective sleeping pill........ PEACE OF MIND!

The greatest asset........ FAITH! (or TRUST)
A 3 month old baby, which looked more like 3 weeks old.


The most prized possession...... INTEGRITY!


The worst thing to be without........... HOPE!


The greatest attitude........ GRATITUDE!

Teachers and Counselors

The greatest natural resource........ YOUTH!

All deaf----
Saying "Good Bye"
The most powerful force in life....... LOVE!


In one of my posts before I wrote about a flood that we had. Well yes a bridge was washed out on the way to Punta Gorda. And they built a detour bridge by putting in a lot of culverts .
Now this week we had rain again though not quite as much as when the flood was. But it was enough rain to get this river to rise again. And some of the culverts washed out. So now the DETOUR is closed too!
But there's still a way (another detour) . People are being brought over the river by boat. And that was the only way to get some of the deaf back home. Someone on the other side brought the deaf to their homes.

The most satisfying work.......... HELPING OTHERS!


The greatest joy................ GIVING!


The greatest loss.............. The loss of SELF RESPECT!
By not taking time to nap

The ugliest personality trait............ SELFISHNESS!

The most crippling disease.......... EXCUSES!

The most dangerous pariah......... GOSSIP!

The most power-filled words........... I CAN! (or YOU CAN)
One of my girls that I was responsible for did not want to pray herself in the evening when we had devotions. She had the excuse she couldn't, so a few times I helped her. But Fri. eve. the last eve. I told her " You can I know you can, you're smart!" And guess what she prayed a few words all by herself!!!

The most worthless emotion........... SELF-PITY!

The future is as bright as the promises of God!

Deaf Camp is just around the corner!

Yes, tomorrow I'll be leaving!! Youth will be all over the country of Belize to get the deaf (those that verified). I'll be leaving at 6 in the morning and heading towards Mango Creek southern area in Belize. I'm excited, scarred and ???? On my last post I didn't know if I'd be counselor for children or adults. And I know that already.... I'll be counselor for adults! Now that I know, I start to look forward to being a counselor for adults. Though it seems like a big responsibility. Thanks for praying for me and keep praying through the coming week. The biggest is still before me.....
Till later-----

Prayer Request

~ Let your light shine/ Your hands carry the gospel of Christ ~

Deaf Camp is coming up!! It's being planned for June 23 - 28. I am planning to help as a counselor. A counselor's responsibility is to watch and take care for 3-8 deaf children/adults 24 hrs around the clock. Though there'll be classes for the deaf so the times that classes are the teachers will keep the deaf occupied. But we counselors need to know where our deaf are. I would love to be a counselor for children but don't know if I'll have an option. It feels like a big responsibility, but with God's help I'm sure it'll be possible. Please pray with us as we prepare for deaf camp. And for the deaf especially. That we would be able share the gospel with them.

"Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." -Jeremiah 33:3

Random

A crop of beans!!!



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God Makes No Mistakes!

Last week Wed. Daddy and the boys were at home and the rest of us were at the Thiessen sewing circle at the neighbors Albert & Linda. I was quilting when I heard a loud crashing noise which came from the direction of our farm. My thoughts flew...cause I knew Daddy and my brothers were working at home. Quilting was forgotten for a moment and with the thimble still on the finger I went to check up. I wasn't far yet when I saw what must have happened. One of our grain tanks broke through. And there were close to 1,000 bags of black eye beans on the ground. Daddy and Uncle John had heard the noise as well and they wasted no time in getting to work. With help from the Uncles and some youth guys we got the beans shoveled unto trucks before night and before the rain came. A Big Thank-You to all those that helped!! We would have worked way into the night if we should have done it all without any help.

The top part of the tank came in from suction!!


On Thursday it started raining and we were so glad that our beans were cleaned up. I think we have had rain every day yet since then. I don't know the exact inches that it has rained the last days but it's around 12in. So yea no wonder the rivers started flooding. In the south there has been big flood and mudslides. A few bridges have been washed out in that area.
We waited for rain and we sure did get plenty of rain. The smoke has been chased away. And the mountains in the distance are visible again. And the grass is turning green very fast!! The Robin's singing sounds so much clearer with an echo behind it yet!!

Floyd & Nathan had a plane ride yesterday!!
And Floyd even got to fly!! Which is one of his dreams to do more times...
Our farm from the top...look at the green grass and trees. Isn't it lovely??!!
And the Iguana creek bridge...just passable...
(sorry for the bad quality in this one)

It is a glorious thing to know that our father God makes no mistakes in directing or permitting that which crosses the path of our life. "It is the glory of God to conceal a matter." It is our glory to trust Him, no matter what.
~Joni Eareckson Tada