Monday, March 06, 2006
Kito, Anna, Sara
Some people have asked us about the results of our fellow Peregrinos Sara, Marquito (Kito) and Anna in the recent public exam. Although well-placed, neither Sara nor Kito gained the the jobs they wanted, but Anna made it and is now in training as a Psychologist in the Civil Police. This is great news, as it will mean an income between the two of them sufficient to get married.
For the moment though, Anna is in a seven week intensive training, which includes self-defence, revolver practice, and jungle survival, all conducted with the atmosphere of parade ground and barrack-room discipline and aggression. Such activities do not fit well with Anna – her style is not exactly Lara Croft! But she seems to be coping, and the hope of a secure employment at the end is carrying her through. However, she is only just starting, and we are sure she would value your prayers for strength and stamina in these weeks.
Please pray too for Kito, who has had a number of near misses and who is wondering what the Lord is showing him in all this. He is currently making a living selling products in the medical area, but the income is not all he needs and the job is not all he would like. He is very able, and with a real capacity as a preacher, and is now attending Andrew’s homiletics classes. On the way each Wednesday we talk only in English, and his conversational grasp is remarkably good for someone who is basically reprocessing dialogue from films. Please pray for his future too.
Sara (Alex’ wife and mother of Timóteo and Lídia) currently has a temporary PE teaching post, the regular teacher having broken his foot. This is due to continue for some weeks. She is effectively working three days a week, but morning, afternoon and evening on those days – not an atypical arrangement here. Apparently the children are pleased that the normal guy has broken his foot. Some PE teachers have this effect!
Some people have asked us about the results of our fellow Peregrinos Sara, Marquito (Kito) and Anna in the recent public exam. Although well-placed, neither Sara nor Kito gained the the jobs they wanted, but Anna made it and is now in training as a Psychologist in the Civil Police. This is great news, as it will mean an income between the two of them sufficient to get married.
For the moment though, Anna is in a seven week intensive training, which includes self-defence, revolver practice, and jungle survival, all conducted with the atmosphere of parade ground and barrack-room discipline and aggression. Such activities do not fit well with Anna – her style is not exactly Lara Croft! But she seems to be coping, and the hope of a secure employment at the end is carrying her through. However, she is only just starting, and we are sure she would value your prayers for strength and stamina in these weeks.
Please pray too for Kito, who has had a number of near misses and who is wondering what the Lord is showing him in all this. He is currently making a living selling products in the medical area, but the income is not all he needs and the job is not all he would like. He is very able, and with a real capacity as a preacher, and is now attending Andrew’s homiletics classes. On the way each Wednesday we talk only in English, and his conversational grasp is remarkably good for someone who is basically reprocessing dialogue from films. Please pray for his future too.
Sara (Alex’ wife and mother of Timóteo and Lídia) currently has a temporary PE teaching post, the regular teacher having broken his foot. This is due to continue for some weeks. She is effectively working three days a week, but morning, afternoon and evening on those days – not an atypical arrangement here. Apparently the children are pleased that the normal guy has broken his foot. Some PE teachers have this effect!
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