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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Two Classes, One Room
10:52 AM | Posted by
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Tonight's exchange was a little different and maybe a little crowded. The room that the ladies from Mt. Olivet were using for crafts was unavailable tonight so they were all in the dining room where the cooking takes place. Flexibility is a big part of living in Russia. In the USA we are used to things being ordered in a certain way. Russia is not always ordered the way we expect. Only having one room was no big deal, though. It just meant that everyone was together the whole time instead of breaking into two groups that alternate between the cooking and crafts. On the menu tonight was chicken corn chowder and decorative pillowcases. The pillow cases were a little more involved than the other crafts that have been done so far. It involved more preparation than some of the other projects.
Susan worked all day preparing this project and the local ladies were excited to be able to make these pillows.
Gayle showing the girls how to sew their pillowcases together.
Mother and daughter working on a matching set.
Susan sharing with the women other opportunities to practice their English and about the continuation of the cooking and craft exchanges throughout the year. Anya is translating.
In addition to Susan promoting the continuation of these exchanges, Linda talked about some of the principles from Proverbs 31. These sharing times are a natural outflow of their Christian life. The women from Ufa enjoy hearing these ladies talk about their culture and faith.
The soup line. The ladies learned how to make chicken corn chowder tonight.
I have been using the word 'exchange' throughout the week. Here is an example. During craft time, this woman brought in some Bashkir jewelry to show the Mt. Olivet ladies.
Relationships. This week has helped to build new ones and strengthen existing ones.
These two women from Ufa presented gifts to the Mt. Olivet ladies. They received a Bashkir headband and a traditionally decorated Russian spoon.
Tomorrow is the last day for this cooking and craft exchange. Pray that the relationships that have been started this week will last. Pray that believers will have witnessing opportunities because of the activities this week.
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