Aubrey and Andrew have started school. For the first time it is outside of the home. Ruth gets an A+ for sticking with homeschooling our boys since kindergarten until 8th and 7th grade respectively. The younger two are still homeschooling at home with Ruth. Every morning Aubrey and Andrew have to scramble out of bed a lot earlier than they use to. Each morning they have to make sure they have yesterdays left overs in their bag along with last nights homework and anything else their teacher may have required. It takes a lot to get everyone moved out the door and into our vehicle to make the 20 minute drive to school. I’ve only been 2 times to pick them up but Ruth does it most days twice a day. When you arrive on campus of the Hill Crest International School you have a spectacular view of the Sentani town and Lake beyond.
I love the outdoor hall ways that the tropics allow. And the large open air gymnasium and tennis courts.
Aubrey and Andrew both are enjoying their friends and school work. They are up early each day. I think Aubrey especially enjoys it.
I was especially impressed to hear that Aubrey and another friend who attends the school were instrumental in asking their teacher to change a text book that in their minds wasn’t morally correct. Way to be a Daniel!
Hillside International School has about 6-10 Adventist kids in it. Most of the other 150+ kids that go to school here at Missionary kids from a variety of Christian backgrounds. There are probably 18-20 countries where they hail from. A small minority are from wealthier Papuan or Indonesian families that send their children to a top quality school. Fortunately, a number of Adventists through the years have paved the road for us and Hillside all ready knows that our boys are Vegetarian and don’t participate with sports and other functions during the Sabbath hours.
Each day we pray that our boys can be a shining example and that they will put people up to the cross.
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