Update !!

Update No. 3

Hello everybody!!!


We are all doing fine. Grandma Judy and I are now caring for two little babies--E during the daytime and S 3 nights a week. S is 8 months old and fits into newborn clothes. They are both just adorable and I love getting to hold them and love on them! I am writing this update with E on my lap, trying to keep her from crying. She refuses to be happy while sitting and will only stop crying if we are standing up, which makes things a little more difficult. One of the volunteers saw me with her and asked how it was being a 16-year-old mother!

Speaking of babies, little M came back from the hospital today! We are praising the Lord for her; she will not even need to have any further injections (we thought before that she would). She will be going back for a checkup on Tuesday, but hopefully all is well.

I am continuing with my teaching endeavours. I now have 9 children from ages 6-8 in my class. We have been trying a few different options for keeping discipline, but so far nothing has worked consistently. We will keep on perservering! Right now I am trying the tack of taking away priveleges from those who disobey me during class--such as storytime or movie night.The kids are really wonderful though. It is so much fun to be around them (even when they are misbehaving).




As of today the power has been on fairly consistently. (THANK YOU Lord!!!) It is a wonderful thing for a Washingtonian who is used to the chilly, the cool, and the comfort of functional fans! It is even more wonderful for a homesick girl who needs to chat with her Momma.

I am sorry that this update is so disjointed. Grandma Judy and I are both tired and ready for a long winter's nap (and I'm thinking of a Washington winter). But there is lots of joy and some pretty amazing God-works going on, and I wouldn't want to miss it.

Not to mention I am here instead of at school, so what am I complaining about?

Thinking of you all constantly,


~Rachel~