If you can read this, thank a teacher....

We´ve seen that slogan on lots of bumpers in the U.S. And it´s a true statement, although you probably ought to thank Mom, Dad ,Gramps, Aunt Sue and a number of other people too.

If you live in Horno Ckasa B, you should thank Ovidio, Ellie, Davide, Jhonny and most of the other FH staff.

Your parents probably won´t have much to do with you learning it, or much enthusiasm either. Reading is just not that important to most of the residents of HCB.

We heard today from Ovidio that if you don´t learn to read you probably won´t get a good job and be able to take care of your family. You´ll miss lots of life´s richeness...and most importantly it will more difficult to live out God´s plan for your life.

The MCC Team spent the day in reading classes with the FH Technicos. Wow... they are teachers on steroids.

I say that because they are doing more than teaching students to read..... or do math.... or learn grammar. It´s a different process. I´ve been trying to find a name to describe this process since my first trip here. Something about it captivates your mind and spirit when you see it.

Today, I figured out what the process is. It´s discipleship. What FH does with children and families is true discipleship, like Jesus did it.

Living with andwalking through life with people. Taking the time necessary to pour your own life in to them. It´s patiently teaching Biblical life principles in practical ways, and then spending enough time with your students to show them how to apply it.

If MCC could learn to disciple like they do it here, the East Mountains would be a different place. God would be made much of as we were all better transformed.

That may be the most important local application for us of this relationship with HCB, to learn from them how to make Him look good by reconciling the mind, bodies and souls of those He puts in our path.

The only thing that could make it better would be learning to make chicken fried steak like they do, it was awesome tonight! Muy delicisoso!!

Marv