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We are now preparing to lead the program team in Sydney, Australia for their first TeenStreet 5-10 April 2010. We would appreciate your prayers for us and for those organizing and preparing for this event!
In planning for the outfit of today, many options were available. Grandpa, across the street offered his sweaters of choice if needed (fully knowing that one of his favorite sweaters could have been chosen as an “ugly sweater”. I offered my sweater pile to choosing, but Josiah didn’t even look at it. Dan went down to Heaven Sent (our local thrift store) to choose an “ugly sweater” for Josiah. When Dan came back with this light blue button up cardigan, I assured him that Josiah would not find it an “ugly sweater” but one he would actually wear and like. Dan said, “no way”. Sure enough, when presented with this blue choice, Josiah loved it. I showed him an old sweater of when I was a baby in the 60’s and the outfits that my parents were wearing with me in their arms was the era of this sweater. It became his choice of the day. Funny how what goes around, comes around.
Yesterday his outfit of choice, that he felt quite swell in is this dark pinstriped suit with the fidora hat. When posing for this photo he said he couldn’t smile, because this was not an outfit that one smiles in. This was what he had planned to wear to help Neal, his friend make a video for school. The plan was to go to Walmart for the setting of this video. They didn’t end up making the video – something about the camera wasn’t working . . . but Josiah was ready!
Today begins the week long preparation for the “Marlette Raiders Homecoming Football Game” on Friday night. Each day at school they have a special theme, where the students & teachers dress up. Today was “GET UP AND GO” day. Many of the students wear their pajamas (of course they have to be decent), but the usual is to wear flannel trousers / pants.
This is one week where Josiah shines at Marlette Jr / Sr. High School. He likes to go all out. Of course Dan also loves to pull things out of trunks, think of more parts to add to the costume, etc. Josiah boldly goes into the school totally decked out. Today was no exception, after he was 100% sure that it was actually “GET UP AND GO” day.
Those with good costumes are sent to the central place for judging. Josiah was the one sent from his class, and of course was the winner. Yeah Josiah!
One thing we do miss is having Joshua and Will Eppenbroch joining us for going all out on costume day. Maybe Josiah will find other brave ones to go for it with this year!
We just finished with the TCK (Third Culture Kid) Jordan Weekend! It was an awesome time together with 76 of us from all over the world! Our theme was “The Journey of Monkeys, Monks & Me” . . . which was similar but totally different than the week we had in the Netherlands with MTO 09.
It was great to learn about the culture and life of these teens living in the near east. Our challenge was to motivate them to Follow Jesus!
Then he (Jesus) said to them all:
“If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
~ Luke 9:23
These teens are in our prayers as they go to following Jesus in the midst of their present life!