We're just about a month away from our endeavor. The boys are finishing up with school, TV shows are having their finales, the weather is full-on spring.
We've reached 50% of our financial goal as of today, but every day we receive more and more support. I've never really been too concerned about whether or not we'd raise enough money -- that part always seems to take care of itself.
Here's a glimpse of how we are preparing:
- Robin, Jeanine and I are pulling together ideas for crafts and activities for the kids.
- We're all learning about the South African culture and Robin is trying to develop a presentation for the girls and young women to teach them about personal safety and personal ownership of their bodies. This is an area of great difficulty for us because of the vast differences in our cultures.
- We're trying to prepare our kids for the trips. We have world maps that the boys can draw on so that they can see where we're going.
I'm trying to ramp up my discipline for the boys so they will learn appropriate boundaries and not get lost! We're trying to remember ways to incorporate what (we think) we'll experience in Africa so that our boys can be on the lookout for situations that will likely be very different than what they understand here in the States. - I'm constantly trying NOT to say "Eat your dinner -- there are starving children in Africa!!" (seriously)
- The world continues to look different every day as we look forward to our trip -- how my boys react in situations with other children, how greed and entitlement are prevalent in their daily lives and so on.
- We're relaxing Isaac's diet to see how he reacts to small amounts of foods that his body is sensitive to. He still has a little eczema but it's manageable. Praise God!!
- I'm in regular counseling to help me prepare myself for an intense 3 weeks. I'm learning that God is Good and worthy to be trusted. Exciting stuff.
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