Upside-down Shaming

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 1 Corinthians 1:27

This verse has been such an encouragement to me lately! The handicap and disabled are about as weak as they come. Choosing one to be a missionary... sounds foolish to me! But, God's kingdom is aptly called the upside down kingdom. For this I am thankful!

In and Out, Up and Down, All Around

• First week of March: We had a normal week besides sharing briefly at our friends’ church and Ricky meeting with a few people.
• Second week of March: We attended a Guatemalan cultural dinner; met with more friends for meals; and, shared at the local Marshallese church (six hours service!)
• Third week of March: My mom visited for the week, and we went to Boone one day; met with several people; my parents enjoyed the big kids at their farm for a long weekend giving us an opportunity to go on a double date with some friends to a mystery-dinner theater at their church :)
• Fourth week of March: We had lots of meetings all weeklong; Ricky took me to the movie theater; went to a kid birthday party; our local pregnancy care center banquet; Aolani had a friend over for a play date and baked; and, we got to go to a friend’s 70th birthday celebration (60 people, half were kids!)
• Raphael's romps: He began taking only one nap a day; found his belly button, teeth and knees; has learned to bite, stack and high-five; loves to yell No! or Stop! or Don’t! at us; is especially ticklish under his neck and on his sides; nurses 4-5 times a day, mostly around sleeptime; and, perseveres when he gets frustrated!
• The big kids have been itching to learn some of our “adult” games, and we have now taught them to play four ;)

• School verses: Micaiah -- Psalm 23:2-4 ; Aolani -- Zephaniah 3:17, Psalm 46:10, Acts 17:24
• Verses I memorized: Isaiah 40:30-31, 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13