It is the
graduation time here in Portachuelo. In
town there are five high schools plus an adult education school that gives a
high school diploma. The teachers
college and the agriculture institute each graduate a class. I am not sure how many kindergartens there
are in town, at least five, each one will have a graduation. Across the street from our house is the
Rotary Club center where most of these events take place. They are usually all night affair with the
partying going on till 6:00 AM. The
narrow street will be lined on both sides with vehicles and we won’t be able to
get in or out of our garage until the party is over.
Next week is
the festival of the town, there will be another all-nighter across the street. The noise doesn’t bother us too much anymore. Our bedroom is at th e
back of our house so we avoid a lot of the noise.
There are invitations
to the family dinners for these graduates.
We are invited for two dinners Saturday noon, one on Saturday night and one
Sunday noon, all for different graduates.
There goes the diet.
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| The Kinder graduates |
The Christian school has their
graduations at the school. Praise the
Lord for the roof over the basketball court.
Wednesday night was the kindergarten graduation. Twenty five six year olds, twenty of them
boys sang and recited and acted and acted up to entertain the crowd gathered to
make the time special. They acted out
the story of David and Goliath. The
picture shows the kids with their diplomas in hand and the back drop translates,
“Greatness does not depend on the physical size. A giant can be overcome with God's help.”
Next Saturday is the high school
graduation. Another 12 students who have
passed through the school and have heard the message of the Gospel many
times. At least one of those graduating
has made a profession of faith. May the
good seed sown produce an abundant harvest in the life of these young people?
The new
school year starts in February but there is already a lot going on with plans
and documents that need to be turned in to the District Director of
Education. The government wants to see all of our plans and projects for the coming year. We are looking for another
school director. Pray for the person of
the Lord’s choice. We praise the Lord for the liberty to
continue reaching these young lives with the Gospel but the government wants to
control more and more.
Praise the
Lord for funds that have started to come in for the new building project. So far we have $5300 towards the $30000
needed.
Good morning, how are you?
ReplyDeleteMy name is Emilio, I am a Spanish boy and I live in a town near to Madrid. I am a very interested person in knowing things so different as the culture, the way of life of the inhabitants of our planet, the fauna, the flora, and the landscapes of all the countries of the world etc. in summary, I am a person that enjoys traveling, learning and respecting people's diversity from all over the world.
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Emilio Fernandez Esteban
Avenida Juan de la Cierva, 44
28903 Getafe (Madrid)
Spain
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Finally, I would like to thank the attention given to this letter, and whether you can help me or not, I send my best wishes for peace, health and happiness for you, your family and all your dear beings.
Yours Sincerely
Emilio Fernandez