A couple days ago, I started reading a book on how parents are the main disciplers of their children. They mentioned baptism as a sacrament that children should also be a part of, and I started thinking how we've not really talked about that with Elijah or Sydney. I've been praying that God would open a door so that we could talk about it, and the door was opened last night. The kids have a children's bible that we've been reading through, and the story that we were on last night was Jesus' baptism. We read the story, and I asked the kids if they knew what baptism was - they both said no, and I explained that it was the outward showing that Jesus lives in our heart. They were interested a little, and I asked if we should talk to our pastor about a baptism service - they said no - that they were afraid of the water. :) So, we resolved to pray about it and ask Jesus to talk to our hearts about it. At bedtime, I prayed that both of them would be willing to be baptized, if Jesus asked them too. It was so sweet when Elijah said in his prayer "God, help me to be baptized". I know that Jesus is working in his heart already. Please help me pray that Elijah especially would be sensitive to the Spirit moving in him.
The other thing happened this morning. As we were eating breakfast, Elijah said "Hey mom, Jesus has been talking to me". I asked him what Jesus said. He told me "Jesus said that he loves me, and that he's helping me to have self-control" (self-control has been a hot issue with us for a couple weeks). Not to be outdone, Sydney said "Jesus says he loves me too". It was so neat to already hear them testifying to what Jesus is doing in their lives. Thanks to many of you who pray for them everyday - God is moving in our kids, and I know that the world will be different because of their committment to God, even at this young age.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Elijah's Big News
Well - this week we had a milestone for Elijah. He lost his first tooth! It was loose for about a week, but he continued to baby it. We never pressured him to pull it, but it was increasingly becoming harder and harder for him to eat. On Wednesday morning, as he was brushing his teeth before school, he decided it was the time. All the sudden, he ran to me in the kitchen, and said "mom! my tooth!". Sure enough, he had the little baby tooth in his hand. He was so excited - I was excited for him. We made a little envelope for it and put it under his pillow that night. El "Ratón Peréz" visited him (the spanish version of the Tooth Fairy - I told him they were friends, and they would both come) and left him 100 colones (about 20 cents). He told me that the tooth fairy wasn't real - I told him he was right, but he didn't believe that I was the tooth fairy. I've still yet to figure out who he thinks left the money under his pillow...
Since I'm on the blog, I can update you on our residency. We had our appointment last Tuesday, and everything went really well. A few setbacks happened the morning of the appointment, but it all resolved itself. We will have our cedula and temporary residency card on May 8. Once we have the card, we have to fill out a petition to take the kids out of the country with us - it really important that we have this done before General Assembly, or they won't let the kids leave the country. We've been told it's not a hard process - we are praying that's the truth.
Scott is in Mexico right now - Campeche to be exact. He called us today and said that it is REALLY hot there. In fact, one of the girls that is there to help with the event had to buy new shoes, because her's melted, because the pavement is so hot! He heads to Mexico City tomorrow afternoon, and to Guadalajara, Mexico on the 23. He heads home next Sunday (the 26th). Thanks for your continued prayers on his behalf, and for our family as we are apart.
Here is a cute picture of the kids - a friend in Mexico sent them typical clothes from their area of Mexico - a couple weeks ago, we had all the District Superintendents in for a retreat, and one of the evening services was "typical night"- most of the ladies were dressed up in their typical clothes, and it was the perfect time for the kids to show off their style too. :)
These are just cute pictures.
Since I'm on the blog, I can update you on our residency. We had our appointment last Tuesday, and everything went really well. A few setbacks happened the morning of the appointment, but it all resolved itself. We will have our cedula and temporary residency card on May 8. Once we have the card, we have to fill out a petition to take the kids out of the country with us - it really important that we have this done before General Assembly, or they won't let the kids leave the country. We've been told it's not a hard process - we are praying that's the truth.
Scott is in Mexico right now - Campeche to be exact. He called us today and said that it is REALLY hot there. In fact, one of the girls that is there to help with the event had to buy new shoes, because her's melted, because the pavement is so hot! He heads to Mexico City tomorrow afternoon, and to Guadalajara, Mexico on the 23. He heads home next Sunday (the 26th). Thanks for your continued prayers on his behalf, and for our family as we are apart.
Here is a cute picture of the kids - a friend in Mexico sent them typical clothes from their area of Mexico - a couple weeks ago, we had all the District Superintendents in for a retreat, and one of the evening services was "typical night"- most of the ladies were dressed up in their typical clothes, and it was the perfect time for the kids to show off their style too. :)
These are just cute pictures.
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