Our oldest son, Colt, is in public school now. He spent half of grade ten there and did very well. His entire grade 10 year was on the honour roll! Now he has just begun with new teachers and new classes. His Social Studies class is talking about poverty, population, and different countries. The teacher told the kids that the norm is now for 1.6 kids per family. Colt thought that was something! He then asked the students if any of them had grandparents that came from families of 9 or anything like that. Colt was able to reply that his paternal side came from very large families, but that he, himself, was one of eight. *smile* The kids were all giving 'wow' type comments. They asked him questions and he said, "Two are from Africa." *grin* He told me this later and grinned while he said that he hoped they didn't ask how old they were or what their names were, as he didn't know! LOL!
He said he wanted to see what it felt like to say he was one of eight. I am glad it means so much to him. He can't wait to bring his sisters to school. He has already found a very cool shirt on a website that he wants to wear to school, before he brings his sisters. I can't cut and paste the logo as I guess it is protected. It is black with red, green, and yellow and it says: ETHIOPIA has the BEST GIRLS. Very cool that he wants to wear this. And then he intends to bring his sisters in.
He has also just done the 30 Hour Famine for World Vision recently. He now intends to do it again in Grade 12 (if he can) and he is planning a power point of Ethiopia, poverty, beauty, and our girls coming home. He will then have a very dramatic visual show with candles for the kids to understand how many children die each 30 minutes! And to complete his presentation - to make it personal and to make the kids see that 'way over there' are *children* just like ours - he will then bring in his little adopted sisters (in a protected setting, so they aren't mobbed). Because if the kids can see the little children that represent Africa, perhaps it will impact them greater about world hunger and poverty and maybe *they* will want to make a difference themselves!
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Good to hear Colt is pleased with where God put him in the midst of the family members he has - which is neither big nor small, it's just right for him according to God's blueprint.
I think I can relate to the kick he gets out of peoples' reactions... I am amused by the words and the looks on peoples' faces when they ask about my new baby, like, "Is this your first?" And I say, "Sixth". LOL! For that matter, I remember someone saying, "Wow, you've got your hands full!" when I only had TWO! My reply has always been, "Yes, but it's a GOOD kind of full."
-Steen
So cool. Sounds like God is doing a mighty work in your son. Awesome when a teen is on fire for God!
Christine,
I have to laugh at your comment of someone asking about your new baby being your first! I had it happen the other day. I LOVE it when that happens. I loved her expression when I said, "NO. I have five more boys. And we're adopting two girls from Africa." LOL! She couldn't talk to me enough! It was a hoot!
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