"Reebekah"

March 14
From Sue

For those of you who know Rebekah, you know that she is, in general, a very loving and sweet girl. She makes friends wherever she goes and makes people feel special. We feel that it is one of her gifts-making people feel special. Well, you can imagine that she has managed to charm some of the ladies who work with the kids at the church we've been attending. The first week, she was placed in the English class for obvious reasons. The next week she said she wanted to go to the Spanish class so that she could learn Spanish. We suspected it was for the movie they watched and the snacks they served. By the third week, whenever we dropped her off, there were at least 2 young ladies who would exclaim, "Reebekah" when I took her to her class. None of the volunteers speak English very well, but they have formed a relationship. She hugs all of them when I drop her off and when I pick her up! Last week they wanted to place Rebekah back in the English class because the Spanish class is more of a nursery than a class and they thought she was too old. She was not a happy camper when she was picked up and so this week, we asked if she could just stay in the Spanish class.
Where has Elijah been the last 9 Sundays? With us in the worship service. Even his sister's enticements of snacks and movies could not persuade him to go to the class. Some Sundays, he would tell us, while we were still at home, that he was going to go and then when we got there he changed his mind. They are very different!
A couple of notes: Apparently, you can get Turkey Hill ice cream in Lafayette! It isn't at the Wong anymore:( Also, we are going on a day trip to a city 3 hours south of Lima called Paracas tomorrow. Please pray for our safety and good weather. We are not going to Reina until Thursday and I wasn't able to go to BSF because my driver (that's for you Jen), Raul, is on a mission trip.