Tuesday in Leveasar

Today was day 2 in Leveasar. It seems as though everything is going well with the Bible School for the kids. The workers get tired quickly because of the intense heat and humidity, but they are pushing on, like the troopers that they are.

The Pastors Conference is going well. Today Greg and I went into hyper-drive. We knew we had to pick up the pace if we were to finish our material. We are giving the pastors and church leaders an overview of each book of the New Testament so that they will have a better understanding of the Scriptures when they go back to their churches to teach. They appear to really be enjoying the study.

Something cool happened yesterday. During one of the breaks, a young pastor called me over to a table where he was visiting with several women attendees. He said that 3 of the older women wanted "what you have", as he pointed to my face. (that was scary) What he meant was, they wanted eye glasses like I had so that they could read their Bibles. I was worried at first, because I wasn't sure how I could help them. I told them that I would ask some questions and do what I could, but I wasn't sure that I could help. After talking with Tamara Stein and Kathy Pickering, they came up with the idea of buying them each a magnifying glass. Great idea! Well, today when I arrived, I went straight to the ladies and handed them each a magnifying glass that Kathy had purchased for them and showed them how to use it to read their Bibles. They were THRILLED!! It was one of the best things that could have happened for them, you would have thought. They were very grateful and immediately went to show everyone else what God had provided for them.

Tomorrow is our last day at the orphanage. It will be an extremely sad day for everyone. I'm sure that tears will be shed by the children when they walk us to the ferry, and more tears will be shed by the team as the ferry pulls away from the bank. The goodbyes are as painful as the hellos are exciting.

Once again, thank you for your continued prayers. God has been so very faithful in taking care of our team. Please continue to pray. We are excited to come home and tell you about our adventures, but they will come at the great cost of leaving the ones we have grown to love here.

The people of Brazos Pointe Fellowship are, and always will be, the greatest people in the world.

Ronnie Whitehead
Small Groups Pastor