Family Ongoings

Spring Break has been a wonderful time for our family to stop, rest, pray and play. We began our break with a trip to Turkey for a work/play conference with our mission organization. We enjoyed some time on the beach, some time learning from an amazing teacher and just some great fellowship time with fellow workers around the world. Below are some pictures of our time there:

On the banks of the Mediterranean

Took a boat trip up a famous river

Goofing around in the ancient town of Side

 

 

It may seem that all we did was spend time outside with friends, but because of security reasons we were unable to capture photos of our working/learning times. We were very well cared for by our mission in that we had an incredible balance of learning in the morning and exploring the sites of some of the Early Church beginnings.

 

Both Anna and I had the privilege of educating ourselves through various workshops that focused on parenting and education and how to thrive on the mission field. I (Clarence) was reminded by all those who were in attendance at how wide and deep the love of God is for his people all around the world. I count it to be a privilege to be a part of an organization that sees their mission as being a part of God's mission to spread the gospels and bring redemptive transformation to many different communities around the world through education. Thank you to all of you who have joined our team over the last 2 years in sharing the Good News to the students at BFA and our community at large.

 

We are planning to be in North America this summer and would love to meet with you if we can. Our itinerary is as follows:

 

June 18 to July 2: Calgary, Alberta

July 3 to August 6: Ohio/Midwest

August 7 to August 17: Toronto, Ontario

 

Drop us a line at cyau@teachbeyond.org or send us a Facebook message and hopefully we can connect with you.

What to do now...

Easter Sunday has now come and gone and we are facing a new week. I (Clarence) was struck by how easy it was to celebrate and remember Christ during the past week because of the importance of such an event in history. However, I also remembered how difficult it was for us to remember the importance of Christ's death and resurrection throughout the regular and normal days. Yesterday's sermon at our church provided me with a reminder and a challenge of how I am to, "live out the truth of the resurrection in my daily life." It means that the love given and shown to me through the blood of Christ shed on the cross needs to be lived out in my Fatherhood, my Teaching, my Learning and my Living. Coming to that realization was a humble and sobering thought because I don't think that I have done that as well as I could have this year.

So, I guess what I'm saying is that as the last quarter of our school year starts I am hoping and praying to live with the resolve to remember the resurrection power and the grace that has been given to me each day that I teach, lead and guide my family and the learners that God has given to me. I ask for you as our supporters, our prayer warriors, our teachers and guides to help and pray for me to continue to live this out in my journey with Christ.