Total Lunar Eclipse

Total Lunar Eclipse

Tonight there is a total lunar eclipse that is visible throughout
Africa. It begins at 8:20. Since this is the cold time of year, we
will be sitting around a campfire, looking heavenward. Some of the
little ones will probably be in bed, but most of the kids are looking
forward to being able to go out and see the eclipse. This morning at
morning meeting I used a big yellow balloon, a smallish globe, and a
small blue balloon to demonstrate what is happening. Tomorrow morning
we will then use various paints and colors to draw what we have seen
so that we can remember the event. There won't be another one until
2015 here in Africa and that one will be at 3am.

We now have 14 new students, dependents of our workers. Although some
say that they have been in 4th grade, they don't know how to read or
write and their English is very limited. I work with them in the
mornings and it is a great joy to see the light appear in their eyes
and faces as they learn do things and get to do things they had never
tried before. Since we have had this experience before, we know that
in a few short months, they will be speaking to us in English, reading
books, and learning so many things.