Pictures
4/29/06
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Tim
teaching at the
classes
twice a week for the freshmen, sophomore, and seniors.
The workers
from the Batbaigal bakery listen attentively to the Thursday
morning
character training.
The most
important part of the work is not the trainings and translation
projects,
but that we are personally growing in our walk with the Lord.
Some of our
family poses in traditional dress.
Some
favorite memories of growing up in the Waller family are the times
when Dad
measures everyone to see how much we have grown.
Getting out
the tape measure to see how much we grew.
Creatively
decorating cookies is another enjoyable special occasion.
Got milk?
While visiting a Mongolian family, we watched this little
Having our
whole family in
our visits
with Mongolian friends.
One of the
highlights of Derrick's time in
countryside
for a week with Dorjoo, one of our Mongolian staff. Derrick
and Dorjoo
helped a missionary family with several projects, including
building a
tool chest.
Here is a
closer view of the tool chest. There was a place for every tool,
and the
closed case could be turned in any direction without disturbing
the
contents.
Sarah has
also enjoyed teaching at some of our character trainings.
Here she
teaches on the quality of obedience at the Songinkharkain
district
World Vision training.
Barely
visible behind a pile of gifts, Matthew finally reached his long
anticipated
eighth birthday.
Our staff
gathered for a picture just before Matthew began opening his gifts.
A few weeks
ago we had a special reunion with the two Korean doctors
that became
so dear to our family in the events of Isaac's Home-going.
On the
right is Dr. Choi who answered our call at 5:30 AM and assisted
with
Isaac's blood tests, and arrangements for the flight to
left is Dr.
Chin Pak, who met my parents in the ambulance when they arrived
in
to show us
an unforgettable demonstration of Christ's love in our time of need.
In early
April we held a Basic Seminar in English and Russian with over
fifty
Mongolians attending.
In
preparation for the seminar, the copier vendor brought his machines to
our office
so that we could finish making the English/Mongolian seminar
workbooks.
Rachelle managed the project, making about 14,000 photocopies.
Derrick led
the Children's Institute team, assisted by Erin, Cindy and a
wonderful
team of Mongolian young people from church.
A few weeks
ago we visited a daughter church of the
that we
usually attend. This church meets in a large ger. (This is the
same ger
that I helped construct two years ago.)
David tries
his hand at the Morin-khuur, a traditional Mongolian
instrument.
Our family
poses with Pujaa and Erdenee. A former translator for high
government
officials in
the Basic
Seminar transcript into the Mongolian language.
Mom, Dad
and I on my twenty-sixth birthday. It was a little different this
year,
without Isaac, but the team found many ways to make it special.
Derrick
visited Dorjoo's family one afternoon. Dorjoo's mother (far left)
came to
Christ after attending Isaac's funeral.
Some of you
may have prayed for Altanhoig, a young man I mentioned in
an update
some time ago. He wrote us a very special letter from the
countryside
where he is teaching character and establishing a church.
This
visiting boy enjoyed playing a game with David.
At my Mom's
suggestion, Matthew and I took one day to do a wood
project
together.
From going
to the market to buy the wood, to screwing in the final screws,
Matthew
loved every minute of it. We built a small cabinet with a hinged
mirror on
the front.
Dad opened
his birthday present a few days later.
This is the
front gate of our apartment where we so often flag down a
taxi on the
way to our character trainings.
Matthew
shows us the latest creative project of the smaller Wallers.
This
was scale model of a chicken house that they would like to build
when we
return to the farm.
Even
Matthew gets to help with some of our trainings. Here David
tells the
story of how the Monarch Butterfly demonstrates patience
while
Matthew "hangs in there" waiting for the cue to become
a
butterfly.
Matthew
stretches his "wings" in a similar story for our Saturday
Character-English
class.
Last Friday
our whole family visited the MIU classes where some of our
staff teach
three classes twice each week. Dad shared about how we try
to build
character as a family, and then all the children sang the
"Gratefulness
song".
This
hand-selected group of leaders from six churches in Erdenet took
part in a
two-day training, equipping them to teach character in the
public high
schools, as well as their own churches.
Erdenet is
a smaller mining town an overnight train ride from
Here
Derrick teaches on the character quality of attentiveness to a group
of World
Vision staff in Erdenet.
A nearby
military museum gave our family an interesting outing one
Saturday
morning.
We enjoyed
getting a closer look at some of the old tanks outside.
Early in
April, our family took time to visit Isaac's grave site. What a
blessing to
know that we will see our brother again!
We were not
the only ones to experience grief recently. Here Mom and
Dad pause
at the grave of a well known Korean pastor who died unexpectedly
while
visiting
remains
uncertain.
A time to
remember. Isaac's life and testimony live on in our hearts,
inspiring
us to live for what matters in eternity.
With just
our family, and a dear couple that drove us to the site, we were
able to
take some time together as a family.
Last Sunday
many shared testimonies of the impact that Pastor Enkhee
and his
wife Sodnom have had in their lives. This was the last Sunday
before
Enkhee and Sodnom left for Hawaii.
When we
arrived at the Batbaigal bakery on Monday morning, the workers
inside were
lining the hall, waiting to greet us.
We learned
later, (with a twinge of regret) that their workers had come
in to work
on the weekend so that they could take the whole day to be
with our
family.
Bat and
Baigalmaa had their whole family there to meet us.
The bakery
is famous for their decorated cakes. Here one of the workers
shows us
how they prepare the cake for decorating.
We spent a
long time in the decorating room, watching the beautiful work.
This lady
has trained many of their workers in the fine art of cake
decorating.
Baigalmaa
and the other workers even gave our family special lessons
on making
various types of flowers.
It was
fascinating to watch them work.
Sarah tries
here hand at a flower.
Can you
recognize the animal?
They even
let us help with real cakes that they would sell.
The
creativity and skill of their workers was amazing.
Are you
getting hungry yet?
Even the
younger Wallers got to try their hand at decorating.
...with
some coaching from their workers.
It is a lot
harder than it looks...
...as
Matthew would tell you.
After the
tour, they brought us down to a special room where they had
prepared a
beautiful meal.
Samples of
many of their cakes and other dainties were arranged on the
table for
us.
The younger
ones pose for a picture together.
I so
appreciate the heart of Bat and Baigalmaa as they lead the Batbaigal
bakery
company. Rather than trying to increase profitability, they have
chosen to
invest in the lives of their workers.
At the
conclusion of our visit, Bat and Baigalmaa presented Mom and Dad
with two
copper bowls of milk, a very appropriate traditional Mongolian gift.
Again
lining up inside the door, the workers thanked us as we left.
The
Batbaigal bakery is an example of the fruit that is coming forth from
just one
life that was reached for Christ through a character training two
years ago.
I believe that God will do great things through their company
in the
months and years to come.
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