It's good to see you back on the blog Gina!!!
Hello there,
It's nice to see that pretty much everyone has blogged since we've restarted except Poppy. We need to give him a little kick in the pants if you know what I mean. :) (not too hard of course)Thanks Gina for your nice words and so very expressive about how much you want to hug us. (I'm disturbed and don't think I'll ever be the same. I keep picturing you ripping your arms off.......)
Well, what's new? WE just finished our month of service. Sabine made her time despite bad weather and sickness. I came close (68 hours), but I'm happy that I'm not falling to far behind for the winter. I had a wonderful experience recently though and believe it or not, it was at work!
I have this guy as a student who's in his mid-30's or so and in general I would dread my class because he acts like a child and is always talking about women (even though he's married with a son), but I have no choice but to put up with him, because he's my student. I try to be firm as well to keep the lesson on track.
However, just Monday, we were discussing an article that we recently read for our lesson about the bridge between the Serbs and Croats in Mostar and the seperation of ethnic background it has caused. Then we discussed recent news in Paris about a Jew who was brutally tortured for three weeks until he died recently and how it's being labeled a religious hate crime. Then he asked me if I was Catholic. I thought, "FINALLY, a chance to preach". It's not usually easy as I'm not supposed to initiate religious talk unless someone asks questions first. So, I told him I was one of Jehovah's Witnesses and he had an image of us that was completely warped by the false propoganda in France about us. He thought we were a sect (of course) like the Scientologists and that we have lots of money, celebrities in our organization and our leader is rich and has many wives. So, I had a perfect chance to defend my faith. I corrected all his wrong views and he was very surprised to know what I told him.
Also, we discussed matters such as the resurrection, the first sin, the issue of universal sovereignty, why God permits suffering, a little bit of everything. It was a very rich conversation and I was so happy when we finished the lesson. In fact, we spoke about only that for about 1 hour and 15 minutes! I saw a side of him that I hadn't before and maybe things will in class will be different than before. I hope I have another chance to talk about it with him. I have to be discreet though. Well, if it's Jehovah's will, something will happen.
So, we're really excited for you visit Mum and Pup. It seems like forever since we've seen you. It's going to be a lot of fun. We're going to eat "foie gras" or (duck fat....a French delicacy) for breakfast, lunch and supper while your here! Get your stomachs ready!!!!!
That's all for now. Love to everyone from Sabine and I.
Ev
It's nice to see that pretty much everyone has blogged since we've restarted except Poppy. We need to give him a little kick in the pants if you know what I mean. :) (not too hard of course)Thanks Gina for your nice words and so very expressive about how much you want to hug us. (I'm disturbed and don't think I'll ever be the same. I keep picturing you ripping your arms off.......)
Well, what's new? WE just finished our month of service. Sabine made her time despite bad weather and sickness. I came close (68 hours), but I'm happy that I'm not falling to far behind for the winter. I had a wonderful experience recently though and believe it or not, it was at work!
I have this guy as a student who's in his mid-30's or so and in general I would dread my class because he acts like a child and is always talking about women (even though he's married with a son), but I have no choice but to put up with him, because he's my student. I try to be firm as well to keep the lesson on track.
However, just Monday, we were discussing an article that we recently read for our lesson about the bridge between the Serbs and Croats in Mostar and the seperation of ethnic background it has caused. Then we discussed recent news in Paris about a Jew who was brutally tortured for three weeks until he died recently and how it's being labeled a religious hate crime. Then he asked me if I was Catholic. I thought, "FINALLY, a chance to preach". It's not usually easy as I'm not supposed to initiate religious talk unless someone asks questions first. So, I told him I was one of Jehovah's Witnesses and he had an image of us that was completely warped by the false propoganda in France about us. He thought we were a sect (of course) like the Scientologists and that we have lots of money, celebrities in our organization and our leader is rich and has many wives. So, I had a perfect chance to defend my faith. I corrected all his wrong views and he was very surprised to know what I told him.
Also, we discussed matters such as the resurrection, the first sin, the issue of universal sovereignty, why God permits suffering, a little bit of everything. It was a very rich conversation and I was so happy when we finished the lesson. In fact, we spoke about only that for about 1 hour and 15 minutes! I saw a side of him that I hadn't before and maybe things will in class will be different than before. I hope I have another chance to talk about it with him. I have to be discreet though. Well, if it's Jehovah's will, something will happen.
So, we're really excited for you visit Mum and Pup. It seems like forever since we've seen you. It's going to be a lot of fun. We're going to eat "foie gras" or (duck fat....a French delicacy) for breakfast, lunch and supper while your here! Get your stomachs ready!!!!!
That's all for now. Love to everyone from Sabine and I.
Ev
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