Recent Highlights

These young boys come by our flat regularly. They are recent converts. They love to sit down and use some of the phonics programs we have written. Here they are watching “The Sounds of Alice,” a photo story for teaching phonics written by Sister Lovegrove.
The Alice Springs Branch held a very successful Multi-Cultural Night a few weeks ago. Besides local people from Alice Springs and out bush, and of course the U.S., we had people from New Zealand, Tonga, China, Korea, and the Philippines. Everyone brought a pot luck dish from their country. Many shared talents and information about their native land. Below, a New Zealand war dance is being performed.
Some of us are checking out a live witchity grub. No one had the courage to eat it.
Some of my English students came with friends and family. They seemed to enjoy themselves.

The Literacy Project

We are working hard to complete all the new literacy programs. I had a second trip to Alcoota School. The principal and one of the teachers spent one of their vacation days there to learn about the phonics, literacy bags and other materials we are sharing with them." This is a good test of the materials. Last time I checked with the principal, she was extremely pleased with the way things were working and "filling in the holes" for the students.

Storm in Alice

An amazing storm hit Alice with no warning at all a few weeks ago. We were without power for two days, but fortunately no one was injured.

Lots of trees were uprooted or blown over and clean up crews were busy for days. A few of the trees hit cars, houses, fences, and powerlines.
Hail and wind pound the parking lot in front of our flat.

A sister in our branch was driving down the street with a friend when the storm hit so she decided to pull over and wait it out. No sooner did she stop than a thought came very distinctly to her and she repeated it to her friend, "Something is telling me to move forward." She did so immediately, as her friend looked back. A huge piece of twisted metal sheeting came flying through the exact spot she had just moved from. The Lord can save us so much trouble in our lives when we listen to him. If he says to move forward, move forward.