Fun, fun and more fun!

Two Saturday's ago was our official Word class day, but that week we decided --the Lord showed us-- to instead just have a little get-together with our 12 FS students and get to know each other a little more. So we planned for it, sent the word around to our friends and to our lovely surprise the very day of our get-together just so happened to also be one of our friends birthday! Yeah, double the fun!!

At first when we heard his birthday fell on our get-together day we we're quick to let him know that he didn't need to feel obligated to come, if they already had other plans as a family to celebrate his birthday, but he said "No, I want to spend my birthday with you guys! I feel such peace and serenity when around you guys and I want that on my birthday." Wowsy! Must be Jesus' presence he perceives! ;)

Our afternoon though calm and peaceful was at the same time full of fun and excitement as the grown-ups sat around the table and just chit-chatted and got to know each other a little more as friends. The birthday man and wife both really enjoyed themselves and it was great seeing them just lighten up a bit and be themselves --no pretense or any of that yucky stuff. :D

Mind you that when our visitors arrived most of them said they could only be here for a short while 1 1/2 hours or so, but they all (with the exception of one) stayed close to 4 hours!! Whoo-hoo, that was a big surprise, but each of our friends individually expressed that they had a great time and some have already asked when we will be doing something like that again. Ha! Ummm,... in a months time?! :D

Both of the couples faithfully show up every Saturday, and there are a couple few other single individuals who show up every now and again, and although our class is officially 1 hour the shortest class we've ever had has been 1 1/2 hours, not including over-time/chit-chatting! I guess they simply thoroughly enjoy themselves that before you know it time has slipped on by!

Sunday is Family Day, so we decided to take the boys to a new and different place then the usual picnic park event. :) Went down to the closest mall and the Lord quite amazingly and immediately supplied the boys 200 pesos worth of electronic money to be used on... games!

These kind of games were a first for Kenji -- my little sheltered boy, heh, not really actually -- and as such he was at first a bit overwhelmed at all that was around him, but after a while he gained a little more confidence and couldn't get enough of a little basket ball & hoop game, riding a motorcycle, playing air hockey, riding a train, and bowling to name a few! I didn't get to take pics of all the things he did, as in some I had to be there with him, thus I couldn't take the pic. :(

Then we ended our day with a little "once in a full moon" treat -- hamburgers and ice-cream!! And they got to do some climbing and running around at the play-place. That got them real nice and tired -- and yep they went to bed without a fuss, (for a change) God be praised! Heh!

Just yesterday Steve and I attended a friends wedding and reception. It was fun, a change from the daily routine, and we got to witness and win one soul! And he wants to come over for Bible classes! Yay! You'll notice a very tired Suko somewhere in the pics. Didn't have much to drink, I promise, but the reception ended at 2:00 am so just imagine how tired I was! :) So there you have the rundown of our weekend fun! TYJ!

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