Jim
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Community Centre 2011 – Here we GO! (podcast)
It’s just about to begin… listen to this podcast for more! Oh, and here’s the link to the Church & Community Center calendar.
This past week’s Tweets…
- Sick boy at home today. 🙁 Working frantically on my study for next week – it's going to be fun! #
- What I'm reading: 15,273 killed in Mexico drug violence in 2010: http://bit.ly/frAkDJ #
- Day3- Nathanael tired out from school & sleeping- wish I could! 😉 We actually did work on an elephant today (on paper). #
- What I'm reading: What Makes the King James Version Great?: Shared by Jim
It's the 400th anniversary of the A… http://bit.ly/icdwQi #
- Day2- I'm Nathanael's teacher today and tomorrow. We'll be learning calculus, latin, and attempt surgery on an elephant. #
- First day back at school! Hannah downtown, Nathanael at home. Nathanael's day started with a bandage change! 🙂 #
- What I'm reading: Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa: I’ve just stumbled across the Pew Forum’s extens… http://bit.ly/eLbx1l #
- What I'm reading: Sudan votes TODAY: Today, millions of Sudan, starting very early this morning began lining up … http://bit.ly/i8lpnZ #
- $200 later, and we have a working dryer! *ouch* #
- All the rest of the pictures from the sports camp are now uploaded – check them out here — http://htxt.it/aBOr #
- Waiting with anticipation for our (hopefully) repaired dryer to be delivered! #
School Christmas Program (Christmas leftovers)
I know it’s a little late, but I was looking at the videos I took over the last little while and thought it would be worth it to show the video from the Christmas program at the kids’ school. It’s only about 3 minutes long.
Here are a few things to note before you watch:
- Our coworker Rod Fry was asked to lead the children in a couple of songs. They did a really good job. You’ll hear "Joy to the World", and then a song to the tune of "Jingle Bells". The words to both are different in Spanish. In the first, you’ll hear Jesus gives forgiveness, for example. The second is totally different in this popular Spanish song. You’ll hear bells, but the song isn’t about bells. For example, when Hannah’s trio sings, some of the words are: I love you, my Jesus, I will sing your glories, I will rejoice this happy day. Then the chorus starts Christmas, Christmas, today is Christmas…
- This past semester Rod and I were talking to the English teacher about some of the music the kids learn and learn about. I don’t know if that discussion had anything to do with it, but there was an unusual amount of religious music in this program! For an English song, one class sang Paul Wilbur’s "Up to Jerusalem", a song based on Scripture (Psalm 122). (If you look closely, you’ll see someone in a devil costume singing that one – more on that later!)
- Nathanael was a shepherd, Hannah a shepherdess. They wore typical costumes for their roles.
- The Christmas story was also pretty typical… although it may not be what you’re familiar with if you just read the account in the Bible. In this version, the shepherds (pilgrims), from a far away land, follow the star to Bethlehem. But while they travel, a devil tries to trick them while an angel tries to stop the devil. (You might argue that the devil and angel are probably historical realities. However, the typical portrayal of a devil in a red suit trying sneaky but usually harmless tricks on the shepherds leaves something to be desired! The devil is almost always the most popular character in these Christmas programs…)
Well, I’ll let you figure out the rest for yourself! Enjoy. 😉
This past week’s Tweets…
- What I'm reading: Google Docs Now Allows Streaming of Uploaded Videos [Video]: Ever since Google Docs starte… http://lifehac.kr/i5yk1i #
- What I'm reading: A Wretch Like Who?: Has your church changed the lyrics of John Newton’s hymn, Amazing Grace? H… http://bit.ly/dVExGZ #
- Pictures from December now posted in our Photo Gallery here: http://htxt.it/1DRp #
- Back from the first day of the sports camp – went very well! Looking forward to day 2. Check out http://htxt.it/F63t #
- Ouch…. $200 of repairs to household appliances, and more to do on the van…. 'tis the season for bills?? #
- What I'm reading: Salvation By “Surrender�:
J. Gresham Machen, in his Notes on Galatians, drew out, so very n… http://bit.ly/g8JXUc # - Just biked up to Jesus Maria and back for a music practice. What a beautiful day! #
Sports Camp – Day 1
We’ve finished the first day of the sports camp! I’m not sure if I’ll post pictures every day, but I wanted to at least let you know that we’re off to a good start.
The day started first thing in the morning with a time of worship, and then the training began. Here’s a shot of the group being trained, although at this point there were still more to come:

And I’ll end with a few shots of the camp itself. I think there were about 30 kids there, plus the team, and the people being trained (about 20-25), and many more people who came to watch. I have a feeling there will be a lot more tomorrow – we’ll see!

Basketball Training
Soccer!
Tim Conrad from Uncharted Waters teaches the kids
with Teo Moreno translating