Morley Update 2011 #11

Everyone,

Time flies when you are having fun. I can't believe how fast the weeks go and it is time for another update. A couple of nights ago we had a Team Fellowship and we were asked to share our "highs" (good things that happened) and "lows" (hard things that happened) for the last few weeks. I truthfully couldn't think of any lows. Here are a few of our highs.

1) Full House: After having our sister-in-law Barb and niece Tammy for 3 1/2 weeks we got to have some new friends Paul and Elizabeth Musser with us for a few days. I love having overnight guests. I love those early morning coffee and pjs conversations and I love the late night laughter when you are so tired that everything is funny.

2) Three Men and a Baby: Kent had a good day yesterday with a couple of new refugee friends. "O" is Kurdish and is wanting to improve his English - he is also very open to spiritual things. "A" is a younger man who is also interested in English and spiritually open. Kent met them for coffee (which lasted for 3 hours) yesterday and came home excited about getting together with them again. "H" is a young man who recently became a Christian. I think he has adopted me as a mother figure. Whenever we are at the ARC he seeks me out to talk with and I really enjoy our conversations. The "baby" is actually a 3 year old but I was going for the TV/Movie Theme so.... Anyway as most of you know I would rather be beaten with a stick than to spend much time in the baby room at the ARC. However, for some reason (mainly that my back hurt from bending over helping with crafts in the kids room) I decided to go and sit in the baby room for a while on Saturday. Nargas one of Z's twin daughters decided to play tea party with me. She kept pouring cup after cup of "tea" into my little plastic cup and then giggling as I practiced my new Farsi word for hot and pretended to burn my mouth.

3) Chicken Run: In case any of you are not on facebook here is the link to view pictures of me in my chicken suit, the puppets and other great pics from our kids party. Thanks to our photographer Kenn for great shots and his wife Lisa for all her work editing and posting these - You are invited to view Lisa Dirrim's photo album: 2011 04 easter kids party Enjoy.

4) Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader: Tuesday, I was in the kids room as Ebi (our children's leader's husband) told the story in Farsi. Afterward two boys about 10 and 8 raised their hands and began asking questions. Their questions were all about things we had talked about in our Easter Outreaches and particularly our Children's Party. Questions about the resurrection, where Jesus is now, how can Jesus be God and God's son etc. The questions showed that the kids had been thinking and that they had most likely been talking about these things at home. I was so thankful that Ebi was there and able to speak freely with them in Farsi. Please pray for these kids as they seek the truth. Also please pray for Ebi and Carolyn and they still continue to struggle with resident paper issues.

5) Guess Who's Coming to Dinner: 130 of our closest friends. Our Farsi Meal Outreaches continue to run full with no drop off in numbers over the holiday. This means more people hear the word but it keeps us scrambling to have enough food prepared and has meant several very full days in the kids room. Pray that we will be sensitive to those "divine appointments" that God arranges especially with newcomers who can get lost in the crowds.

5) Itchy and Scratchy: Actually this is not a high but a prayer request. Right now we are having a huge outbreak of head lice and scabies among the refugee children. We are trying a new treatment this week but pray for us to be able to love the kids and spend time with them and not become infected ourselves.

Another prayer request is for our team leader Brett's father in law. His name is Kent and believe it or not his wife's name is Myrna. Anyway he had a severe stroke this week and Brett's wife Kristin is flying home next week to be with her family. Pray for his healing as the stroke has affected his breathing, swallowing and cognitive functions. Pray for Brett as he stays here and cares for their two little girls while mommy is away. Pray for peace for Kristin and her whole family during this time.

As always thank you SO much for your faithful support and prayers. We love you all.

Serving Him Together,
Kent and Myrna Morley
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