The construction continues. Every day. Six days a week. Hammers and a drill. Grinding away cement in a manner that resembles the high pitched scream of the dentist’s drill. Maybe that’s why the sound is so irritating. Unfortunately I’ve had a lot more dental work than I would like. That sound brings back too much discomfort. Swollen lips and aching teeth afterward…ugh. We’re reaching the end of this school year, but the construction will probably remain until August when the next year begins. Maybe I will miss the noise but surely not the continuous lack of privacy.
This week children’s church will be the story of the choice of David as king. I wish I were in the states and could get a bunch of Burger King crowns for our craft. The kids love art supplies in any form. Of course, last week a half-dozen paintbrushes went missing, and someone wiped green paint on the outside of several walls. Fortunately, Mary had a baby wipe and we made quick work out of it while it was still wet. The kids are better at last. They respond to discipline just fine when it’s expected. Every month it’s a challenge to settle them down again. And it does help to have a couple of men there. I wish my Spanish were better. But I know when I go well prepared with materials and prayer. When I don’t, it’s like Andrew’s comparison to Dante’s levels of hell. After one week he decided children’s church was not for him and compared it to the level where they must put televangelists. After the week when we had 6 street kids Mary agreed with the comparison. They seemed to like our new songs-ones I remember from growing up. And they absolutely love puppets in any form! We used some more life- sized ones made from brooms and it was a lot of fun. I want to make some when our church has a place to store them.
The seasons are trying to change but it still cannot rain though it will hang in the air all day. Maybe at night. I secretly hope for a rather dry summer as I love sunshine.
I seem to have hit a wall in knowing what direction to head in the Fall. I will not be doing an ESL class and don’t want to be in a classroom full time. So what skills can I volunteer and in what setting? The question remains.