(written December 19, 2012)
Today nearly all of the missionaries got an early Christmas present. C went the post office today and came back with about 10 packages! Ellen, C, the family, and I all got at least one package. (Actually, Ellen and the family got about 5 packages.) It seems so strange that all the packages came in on the same day, so I think the packages must have been held up in Douala. I could go on for hours about how excited I am that I got a package, but I won’t. That would bore everyone, including my mother who sent me the package, to tears.
We’re in the final stretch of the week. Just two more days of school! I gave my 6th graders a math test today that they completely bombed. I’m still not sure what I’m going to do about that tomorrow, and it’s nearly midnight. Oops. I think I’m just going to erase their answers on part of the test and have them retake it. I don’t completely fault them because I know that their teacher’s strength is NOT math.
Friday, we have our missionary Christmas party and recital. I put together a program for the kids’ pieces. I was feeling inspired that night, so there’s a theme for the program (“A Light Shined: A Meditation on Christ’s Incarnation”) taken from Isaiah 9:2: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has a light shined.” I’m not completely positive about the grammatical correctness of my title. It sounds a little awkward, but I wanted to take the title straight from the Scripture passage.
Saturday, the ladies are eating a special dinner with the Barillas. During Christmas Eve, Ellen, C, and I are planning on having a special Christmas meal at some time during the day. We have a special program at church that night. We’ll have a Christmas Day breakfast (featuring the hollandaise sauce that I got in my package) before C has to head out to Foumbot for their Christmas program. Then, I start school back up with the Barillas on Wednesday. Thursday, the ladies are heading over to the other family's for another special dinner. (I think everyone feels badly for the single ladies. I do too—we’ll probably each gain 10 pound next week!) And mixed into that schedule, we’ll probably be visiting some of our church family for their Christmas celebrations. All that to say, I’m heading into a busy week!
I’m sure many of you are busy celebrating Christmas with family and friends this coming week. In the midst of your busy schedules, I encourage you to take time to meditate on the Light that came to bring salvation to a darkened world, the real reason for the holiday. Merry Christmas!
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December Post #8
