International Night Entertainment

To-morrow is the final day of classes for one of our group of participants and convocation will be in the evening. So we had an International evening Monday when each country or region struts their musical or entertainment talents, and it was all pretty reserved until along came the Africans. All they had for music was the Egyptian on his guitar , but that's all they needed. Besides being very colourful, they sure had a good time. The South Koreans brought in a very colourful group from a local church (see picture), but they couldn't match the Africans. It was a wonderful night to see the entertainment offerings of each group. It was also an education on the various cultures.

We had a very interesting discussion tonight with two fellows from Bangledesh. They couldn't believe we have a daughter living in Aphganistan. Why on earth would someone choose to go there, unless they were forced to. That's a very good question and neither of us had the answer, if there is one! The Christian population in Bangledesh is .02% of the population. Then along came a fellow from Pakistan and theChristian population there is all the way up to 2.0 %.

We have a new volunteer couple this week from Iowa and they will be here until February. There are three couples departing this week, two from Canada and one from USA. The couple in the picture are the Americans and they live in Mesa, Arizona. When not here, they live in a motorhome and volunteer with RVICS (Roving Volunteers in Christ's Service). This group is very similar to SOWERS in that they do building/repair projects at Christian camps and schools. They have been part of the volunteer renovation team here doing upgrades to all the rooms and hallways on one flooor of one wing. This group is headed up by the couple from Moorefield, Ontario, who are here for the fourth time.