The parade of flags before the raising of the Christian and Philippine flag is a moving time.
This year, there are 17 separate countries represented within the student and faculty body. My housemate's elementary students carried the flags onto the stage and did a great job. There were prayers for the beginning of the school year offered by a faculty member who has served for 50 years, the president of the senior class, and the president of Student Council.Please keep those people who will be truly affected by this incoming typhoon. Extreme rain causes some inconveniences for me (wet everything, not being able to leave school because of flooding, soaking wet clothes and bags) but that is nothing compared to those families who live in the squatter villages of this city. I can't imagine the frustration of these hard rains along with the dangers to which their families are exposed. On this night, I am thankful for the roof over my head and the electricity that is still on.
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I saw on the Faith Academy website that you have no school! but your reminder to pray for those more deeply affected is a good one. I was just reading this morning about kids in the Katrina-hit areas who are still having mental health issues, along with everything else--panic attacks everytime it rains, etc. Life is just not easy for those who live with so little . . .
hey--I was talking to someone who teaches in Chicago (not in jail, sorry!) and she said that she has a friend who is just starting at Faith Academy--Katie Van-something or Vander-something?! do you know who she is?
She is apparently RCA, and I would be really curious to hear about how the RCA handles "partner missionaries" or if she went out with a different agency or what the deal was. I am curious! maybe I will stalk her on facebook ;-)
um, I mean starting teaching, not starting as a student . . . I realized that wasn't clear ;-)
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