Wildlife

May 29, 2008 by Stephen Day.

Hello Blog-afficianados,

Life is going pretty well here at Msalato. Some money has been found in New Zealand to help cover some of the fees of the students. This will hopefully keep the school afloat for a few more months. I ask your prayers for the continued support of Msalato and for the school to find a long term financial plan.

Today during my Diploma in Applied Ministry, Year 2 class I had an interesting experience. I was teaching about the Roman Catholic Church during the 20th century and in particular the rule of Pope John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council when all of a sudden from the ceiling a small creature landed on my desk. This was… an itty-bitty lizard. The lizard crawled around the table for some time and then crawled on me.

This reminded me that we have a lot of lizards here. I can’t imagine that there is anywhere on earth where there are more wild lizards. Every day when I approach the library there are several that scurry along the sides of the building. They are gorgeous and sometimes quite big.

Well, we have only a week and a half left before the end of classes for the semester. I will be giving essay assignments to both of my classes instead of a final exam. For my Reformation Church History course I will ask my students to write an essay explaining the theology of Martin Luther and to explain what they agree with and disagree with. I am not certain what I will ask my students in Modern Church History course to write about.

I ask that you pray for Moses a student here whose father just died. He is at his home village now and should return to Msalato soon. I also ask your prayers for Timothy, a friend of mine. Finally, I ask that you pray for teachers everywhere as they work to conclude their terms and semesters.

God Bless!

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