WOW! Let me say it again, WOW! Today was incredible. It was wonderful to see my sweet students this morning but even more amazing to see them come in with bags full of money for the "Wheels for the World" program. They worked so hard over Spring Break bringing in trash cans, selling flowers, selling lemonade, selling birdseed cakes, selling fabric creations and so much more. They were so excited about the number of sales they had made. Are you ready? They brought in $400 on their first day!! That is enough money for 2 1/2 wheelchairs!! I am so incredibly proud of these sweet kids!
Today we watched a DVD of Joni telling us about the "Wheels for the World" program. She shared about the mechanics that are blessed to refurbish the wheelchairs and the people around the world that have to be carried or crawl to move around and often times spend their days in bed. Through the "Wheels for the World" program, they are given the gift of mobility and a Bible in their own language. She also shared about a young girl that received her first wheelchair at 11 years old and she was thrilled!
Joni shared with us the verse found in John 13:34,
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."
This week we are talking about people that are hearing impaired or deaf. To help the children understand what it would be like, the children took turns wearing noise reduction headphones. They also took turns trying to communicate with a partner without talking. I asked them what would be hard about being deaf and they said they wouldn't be able to hear someone talking or hear a knock, a school bell, or know when it was time for lunch. Tomorrow we will talk about accommodations that help with these challenges.
The children were able to put a butterfly on the wall of the castle for every dollar they brought in today. The butterflies are started to take over the castle and I love it. I can hardly wait for tomorrow!
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