{"id":364,"date":"2013-03-17T19:46:44","date_gmt":"2013-03-17T11:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/walter-spicer\/?p=364"},"modified":"2013-04-01T19:48:51","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T11:48:51","slug":"february-at-faith-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/walter-spicer\/2013\/03\/17\/february-at-faith-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"February at Faith Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Abby and friend sharing the gospel using a bracelet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February is past now and we are coming to the end of another quarter in one week.\u00a0 February was a busy month for us.\u00a0 The first week of February was the middle school week of Outdoor Education.\u00a0 We took the entire middle school plus several squads from outside schools to focus on World War II history, ecology, plus a focus on ministry.\u00a0 Walter was the site leader at the beach and I was the camp nurse.\u00a0 The first day was spent traveling to two memorials to the Bataan Death March and remembering those who fought valiantly for freedom.\u00a0 At the main camp, the focus was ministering to a local school, giving the gospel and playing with the students. \u00a0(These last weeks at school, our students have also been raising money to cement the courtyard of the school.) \u00a0At the beach site, they played a game emphasizing truths in the Christian life and also learning about sea turtles and how to protect them as well as having the privilege of releasing some babies into the sea.\u00a0 At the island site, they toured the island in the morning, learning how important this small island was in WW II, and then they explored the island on various hikes in the afternoon.\u00a0 Each night, there was a chapel speaker with a challenge to grow in their daily walk with God.\u00a0 We were also thankful that it was a relatively safe time with only a few sicknesses.\u00a0 There was one injury just 10 minutes before one of the outside groups was leaving, resulting in a broken arm, which we were able to splint before travel.<\/p>\n

Walter had one week to prepare himself for another trip.\u00a0 The girls\u2019 varsity basketball team had a tournament in Japan with 14 other schools in the Far East, mostly Department of Defense schools.\u00a0 They had 2 games during that week to prepare themselves for the tournament, one happened right after Walter returned from Outdoor Ed.\u00a0 Juliana went with Walter to Japan.\u00a0 That week did not turn out as he had hoped.\u00a0 During the second quarter of their second game, Juliana dislocated her knee and was out for the rest of the tournament.\u00a0 It was hard for the team<\/p>\n

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Walter coaching the girls' basketball team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

to lose one of their starters (the tallest on our team needed for rebounding and defense).\u00a0 We were thankful that Walter was there and able to go with her to the hospital.\u00a0 The girls did have a chance to share their faith with the teams they played and give out gospel bracelets.\u00a0 Several other parents and players asked for a bracelet as well.\u00a0 Even though it was not the ending we would have liked, we know that God was not surprised and we believe that He was glorified in the actions of our girls.<\/p>\n

Thank you so much for your prayers during this busy month. We are thankful to minster here at Faith Academy, blessed by people supporting us through prayer.<\/p>\n

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