What I've been up to....

Work!! Lots of work! Classes, lots to do with Missionary Kids (MKs) right now- classes like Biblical Parenting,  MK care and education, and, at the moment, Child Protection. Right now we're also taking Field Health which is about how to assess and treat basic stuff when you're a zillion miles away from the nearest doctor. Super practical stuff. 

One of the big classes we're taking this semester is called "Missionary Technology". It's about how to set up water filters that will help you not die from disease in a remote location... and about how to get water into your house so you can wash your hands and shower and stuff. And how to set up a solar panel system so that you can use a laptop to help you translate the Bible and have lights in your house and stuff like that. 

For your amazement or amusement- here is some of the stuff I made in missionary technology class. I'm sad to say, I did not inherit my dad's awesome "fix everything" skills. nope. Not a mechanical genius. However, my teachers are amazing, and amazingly patient. Some of the stuff we're learning to use and build they've actually invented specifically for missionaries in the tribe. They build all this cool gadgets- in order to build God's Kingdom. Tim See (lead teacher) reminds us often to use this stuff to free up your time so you can learn the language and culture and share the gospel. 

In what we chose to bring, or not bring, or have or not have... it is still all about Jesus, and being God's mirror to reflect Jesus to a lost and horrible and hopeless world. Because Jesus is ... wow. yeah. Jesus is ....amazing.