Congo is a Melting Pot

Alright, I am going to attempt to get serious about this blog thing.  My friend Nancy is going to help me on Monday to get started and to learn to format properly.  In the meantime I thought I would attempt to write something to get started.  We are finishing up a school year and getting ready for a quick trip to the U.S.  So I thought I would do my first blog posts telling about what we did this year.

 I am an Educational Therapist in training under in N.I.L.D.  so I worked with four students this year.   Two of my students are twins, Ammielle and Acharchelle.  Both names are found in Chronicles in the Bible.  I have found Ammiel but I have yet to find Acharchel. If you find her name don’t tell me.  I am enjoying the hunt.  It does make reading the Genealogies more interesting. 

Their father and mother are from Haiti. Their father was a pastor in New York City for 20 years before he followed God’s call the Congo to plant a church here.  They live in a very difficult area of town and drive a vehicle that looks like it could break down any moment. This has made getting to my house for  educational therapy difficult at times. They are a joy to work with and challenge me to stay ahead of them in their eagerness to learn. 

When the Haitian Earthquake happened this family lost a lot of their support because many of their supporters turned their prayers and money to Haiti.  Their parents have continued to work hard, praying and seeking God’s direction as they work here.  This has been a huge example of faith to me as I see them depend on God in many more ways than I do. 

They have two sisters that are in college back in Kentucky and are missed very much.  They have one other older sister, Ruchama (don’t you just love these Bible names) who is still here.  She will be going to college next year I believe. 

Ammielle and Acharchelle have also been meeting with me in the Middle School Girls Bible Study which I will blog about another time.