Easter

Thursday

Hey you guys!  Hope you are well.  There is such excitement in the air here right now.  It is almost Easter Break and it is our basketball tournament.  We always host the tournament so all the teams come here. Because we have two gyms we are able to have three different games going on at the same time.  Our girls teams had two games on Saturday and won them both. The boys had one that they also won. Today the boys have two and the girls have one. There is a guy on a team that is taller than Garth!  You just don't see tall people here so this is crazy.

Easter break starts Thursday after school. The dorms will close and most of the kids will go to see their family.  They need this time with Mom and Dad to reconnect. And we need this time as a family to reconnect.  I am really looking forward to it.

This past weekend Garth and I were asked to speak at a Middle School Retreat. The theme was WHO AM I?  I love doing stuff like that!  There were around 30 kids from HIS and around 20 Indonesian kids.  We split the kids up and Garth took the boys and I took the girls.  I looked at what we think of ourselves compared to what God thinks of us.  Boy, if only we could truly grasp how precious we are to Him.  We are His treasured possession.  The Bible says that the King (God) is enthralled by our beauty.  He rejoices when He thinks of us. AND He thinks of us often. More often than there are grains of sand! 

Easter Sunday

Selamat Hari Paska!!!!!!  Happy Easter!!  What a fantastic day we had!  Sunrise service at 5:30 am followed by a church brunch and then another service at 9:30, a great family meal, reading of the resurrection story, haircuts, games, nap time (nice!), soccer, build your own nacho bar (yum-o), and a movie.  You know, NO ONE cares for you as much as God. NO ONE loves you as much as God. NO ONE will be there for you forever and ever like He will, and NO ONE will die a horrible death on the cross for you to give you a hope and a new life like HE did! HE DID IT!  For you. For me.  Thank Him. Bask in the peace of knowing you are dearly loved. God loves us as much as He loves Jesus. (John 17) That is amazing!!!!  It is a Happy Easter!  Because He lives-I have hope!