Meet the Schippers

This is Tajay and he has nothing to do with the Schippers but I love this picture. He is one that is close to my heart. He loves to come and curl up on my lab after supper and just sit with me as we watch the kids play.

This is Dale and Barb Schippers from Michigan they are the work couple I am hosting here at KP for the week. They are a very sweet couple and I have been very blessed to meet them and to get to know them a little.
Have a great day. I love you. Be blessed and be a blessing -Erin-

Hi Everyone! I hope you are having a great Wednesday afternoon. Last night i got to hang out with Drew and Truitt while there mom and dad, grandma and grandpa went out for a night. When we are alone Drew now likes to sign to me instead of talking.

Cressmore is our song leader at church. He is the one who learns the new songs and signs for the songs then teaches them to us. Drew LOVES to play "little cressmore" as he signs and sings songs for our entertainment. His favorite song "Holy Holy Holy" and he always ends his songs with an AMEN!

Celebrating 1st's

Truitt enjoying his birthday cake that he later had a major sugar high from he was all smiles and shakes!

Drew helping Truitt blow out his candle

Yesterday we got to celebrate Truitt's 1st Birthday. The celebration started in church. Every Sunday we sign (sing) happy birthday (and happy anniversary) to all those celebrating that week. I wish for all of you a most Fantastic week. I love you. Be blessed and be a blessing-Erin-

A Random Saturday

These are the keys i am now required to have on me at all times

These are the keys i started out with 3+ months ago when I arrived

Who needs a fly swatter when you have lizards to catch the bugs for you!

Saturday mornings the girls all get there hair combed out, washed, greased, then rebraided for the week. This week they chose to set up shop on the stairway that leads to my apt. This made it quite the challenge getting to and from my apt!

Have a great weekend I love you and miss you all! Be blessed and be a blessing -Erin-

A few video clips

This is a little clip from Church on Sunday We had 2 work teams with us at new life deaf church and I was holding a very wiggly 8 mos old baby so please forgive me for the unsteadiness of the picture. and for all the random heads and hands you see :)

This is a few from the Dayton Christian School Every night they would do a skit and song for the kids as part of their ministry.

Meet Dayton Christian High School

Good Thursday Afternoon Everyone. My work team just left and I now have a few days to clean up and sort after them before a work couple comes to stay. God has been So good to me with this group. They are regulars that come every year so they were not as dependent on me freeing me up to catch up on all the things I have been neglecting for the past 3 weeks, and time to just enjoy myself and spend time with the team and the kids. I have a lot of prayer requests Satan seems to be hitting us hard right now at C.C.C.D. I don't know what I have already written or told many of you about but i will just list them. A student from C.C.C.D MoBay got Dengue fever and died recently Shamika Crooks I believe was her name. Lots of sicknesses going around and the chicken pox are making another round through the school, A teacher that just went on maternity leave lost her husband two weeks ago and they don't know why he got so sick. He was around 30. That leaves us without a teacher here and a serious need for one. Work Permits... we have hit a big stop as of round one the Hubers have been denied and the Plattners and I don't have a for sure answer but they are saying they are unsure about us because we have no experience in teaching the deaf. The excuses they are giving are very weak and we are now at plan B where we start to write letters, see who we know who knows somebody who knows somebody who can help us. We are hoping this is an opportunity from God to make new connections and relationships with the new government so that hopefully in the future we will have a good foundation with them to build on. Thank you for your prayers and support. Some days they are what truly gets me through. Have a great Day! Keep looking up and smiling HUGE because GOD is always in complete control and I Love You. Be blessed and be a blessing -Erin-

Familiar Faces

Warren Kloter, Blake Widmer, Rachel Cook, Me, Jessica ?, Ionda Campbell

Praise the Lord for one night last week I was able to have a

social life with friends and people my own age!