{"id":230,"date":"2010-08-01T06:23:28","date_gmt":"2010-07-31T20:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/?p=230"},"modified":"2011-02-19T06:26:10","modified_gmt":"2011-02-18T20:26:10","slug":"something-to-be-rained-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/2010\/08\/01\/something-to-be-rained-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Something to be rained out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Something to be rained out<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last week the meeting was set up, but at that time there was nothing to meet about.\u00a0 Since our last update there still had been no resolution to a location for the Patpatar literacy class.\u00a0 With the class set to start on Monday, August 2nd<\/sup> we went ahead and spread the word through the village that on Friday, just a few days before the first day of class, we would have a community meeting to give them the details of the literacy school and to start building the little school house.\u00a0 At that time we didn\u2019t have any of the details ourselves and were doubting that the land disputes would be resolved.<\/p>\n

Thursday morning was the quickest, easiest resolution meeting I have ever attended among the Patpatar people.\u00a0 Getting together with disputing parties to work out a disagreement is common, but it usually involves hours of sitting and waiting for everybody to show up and then hours of discussion, arguments, and even fights to follow.\u00a0 After which many times the dispute is no better than it was to start.\u00a0 Thursday was different.\u00a0 Only one hour of waiting for everybody to show up.\u00a0 Only one hour of discussion.\u00a0 And at the end, the disputing parties over the land for the school house were happy, in agreement, and telling us to build the school house there.\u00a0 Within two hours, many months of trying to find a place to do the school was resolved.<\/p>\n

Now we had something to meet about the next day.\u00a0 Now we could fill in all the details we had been waiting for.\u00a0 Now we could start building.<\/p>\n

Friday morning came but the sun did not.\u00a0 Heavy rains set in first thing in the morning and didn\u2019t let up until late afternoon.\u00a0 The meeting and work day we had planned was rained out.\u00a0 Though the meeting never happened we still had a few men that showed up to build desks and help with the chalkboard.\u00a0 We were disappointed that the building wasn\u2019t started, but at least we had something to be rained out.\u00a0 At least we had details to give out and work to be done.<\/p>\n

So on Monday, we will start the first literacy class.\u00a0 Unfortunately we will not have a classroom to meet in, but at least we have a place.\u00a0 For the first few weeks we will \u201cget by\u201d while the little school house is being built.\u00a0 Thanks for your prayers for the land situation.\u00a0 Continue to pray for the literacy class and the students who will begin on Monday.<\/p>\n

So that they can read the Word of Life,<\/p>\n

Aaron<\/p>\n

Fact \u2013 \u201cTeas tangs soot say tem.\u201d\u00a0 Without the \u2018th\u2019 sound, the \u2018sh\u2019 sound, the \u2018v\u2019 sound, or a final \u2018d\u2019 in the Patpatar language.\u00a0 The above sentence is what would come out if they tried to say, \u201cThese things should save them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"IMG_2935\" \"IMG_2891\"<\/p>\n

Avalon celebrated her 10th<\/sup> last week!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Continue to pray for Blais who is getting weaker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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