{"id":192,"date":"2024-09-12T11:37:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/avalon-luse\/?p=192"},"modified":"2025-03-03T12:07:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T17:07:20","slug":"august-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/avalon-luse\/2024\/09\/12\/august-update\/","title":{"rendered":"August Update"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

What is going on?<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n

I have been in Iowa connecting with my sending church as well as individuals. I have also been getting some much needed allergy tests done and been able to start a part time job substituting at a Christian preschool<\/strong> as well as helping part time in aftercare. Something super exciting that happened this month was collaborating with my parents in their newsletter and interview, it was a highlight of my month!<\/strong> If you are interested, check out the links below<\/p>\n<\/div>

\"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
interview<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n
Newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Looking Forward<\/em>…<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/figure>
\n

This September is going to be busy!\u00a0I get to be a part of the LeMar\u2019s Bible Church Missions Conference this year!<\/strong>\u00a0I am very excited to be a part of this but also nervous as this will be my first time at a missions conference to represent my own ministry rather than my parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also have an opportunity to participate in Ethnos360\u2019s MK Care Team Retreat.<\/strong> This is an annual event where those who are on the Ethnos360 MK (missionary kid) Care Team meet to discuss plans for the coming years, ways to better help and equip missionary kids and their families, new ways we are reaching out to missionary kids, as well as a time to connect as a team so that we can serve well together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides that I am connecting with friends, helping take care of a dog, and continuing to be in Iowa raising support and connecting with churches and people in the area.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cMy family was on home assignment for a year and I got to attend a school and make friends. One day at lunch one of my friends came up to me and asked me where an item was. Without looking up or responding verbally I gestured with my eyebrows and lips towards the location of the item. My friend continued to ask where the item was while I made it more and more obvious each time by pointing very clearly with my lips and eyebrows where it was. Finally, sensing the frustration in my friends voice and being irritated myself, I looked up and said, \u201cRight there!\u201d while pointing my finger towards the object. My friend thanked me and grabbed it. I did not understand until years later that those in the US do not use their facial features to point, but will usually describe exactly where the object is verbally or use their hands and fingers to point out where the object is. Where I had grown up the people rarely used their hands and fingers to point something out and if the object was visible would simple gesture towards it with a facial feature.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

-An anonymous MK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayer Requests and Praises<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Prayer Requests<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Praise<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\n