Last weekend the dorm kids went to Billings for the Acquire the Fire conference.  The kids enjoyed riding in the school's new bus.  They appreciated being able to go and all the support that was given to them by the community and the churches.

Next Friday, December 20th, is the last day of school for Christmas break.  The dorm will be closed from December 20th until January 5th.  Merry Christmas!

December 7th - Fiona is 20!  Happy Birthday Fiona!

December 10 - Rachael is 19!  Happy Birthday Rachael!

Happy Birthday!

Serena is 17 today.

Kim was 17 on November 13

Robin was 15 on November 12

Important upcoming dates:
Thanksgiving break:  Wednesday, November 27th (early release from school at 1:30 PM) until Sunday December 1 (dorm is closed during these dates)
Acquire the Fire: December 6th and 7th
Christmas Break: Saturday Dec. 21st through Sunday Jan. 5th.  (dorm is closed on these dates)  Flights should be scheduled on Dec 21st and Jan 5th.

Please let us know if you need to schedule different dates due to extenuating circumstances.

This weekend we had three students in Glasgow taking their SAT.  Several students went to a local family to work on Saturday.  They were working to earn money to pay for their Acquire the Fire tickets.  Acquire the Fire is the weekend of December 7th.  We will drive the bus to Billings.  We're excited about the trip.  The teenagers of our community go each year.  

This weekend I have cut the hair of several kids.  Looking back, I cut the hair of someone from Thailand, Korea, China and Sweden.  Cutting their hair gives me the opportunity to talk to them about whatever they want to talk about. I'm glad my mother taught me how to cut hair.  She was a cosmetologist for years.  God knew 30 years ago that I would be here in Luster needing those skills.  It's a good thing I have those skills, because most of the salons close by the time we can get to them.

Today is the birthday of Silas from China.  He's 18.  In the next 2 weeks we will celebrate the birthdays of Robin from Sweden, Kimberly from New York and Serena from Las Vegas.  

We are planning to go bowling this Saturday.  Within the next month, we plan to go ice skating.

Missy

The cold weather has arrived.  We are anxiously waiting for snow.  Some of our students have never seen snow.  Mayaa, from Mexico, said she can't wait to see the snow for her first time.  Snow isn't new to our student, Robin, from Sweden.  He said it snows a lot in Sweden.

This month the dorm students and staff have enjoyed visiting different churches for their annual harvest meals.  We visited the MB and the EMB churches.  Each church has special speakers during the worship time.  It is encouraging to see how God is working around the world through missionaries and people who are called by God to to His work.

Nine of the dorm students are part the volleyball team. Serena, Rachael, Morgan & Gabby are players on the team.  Mawin runs the video camera.  Kim and Kourtnii both take statistics of the players.  Jacques spends many days during practice serving the balls to the players.  Meg is one of the managers.  We all enjoy going to the games and encouraging our players.  The volleyball season will wrap up in November.  We all appreciate Coach Mary Zerbe and the time she spends working with the players.

Each month, the dorm closes for the weekend and the students enjoy a weekend with a local family.  This past weekend was our first dorm weekend out.  The kids enjoyed spending time with other families.  We appreciate all of the support this community gives the dorm.

We had a great time at Lake Fort Peck yesterday.  I've posted some pictures below.

The school year is off to a great start.  All of the kids are settled into the daily routines.  Currently we have 18 students at the dorm. We will receive 2 from Rwanda on September 7th.  Below is a picture that was taken on the first day of school.  

We are looking forward to a fun holiday weekend.  We are going to the MB church on Sunday.  They are having a potluck dinner for us.  We are going to Fort Peck Lake with our dorm committee after church to enjoy boat riding and a cookout.

We are thrilled to announce that Jacob and Hanna Laughlin are joining us as Resident Assistants this year.  They are moving all the way to Montana from North Carolina.  Both are crazy about teenagers and will be a great addition to our dorm.

These pictures are of the end of the year picnic for the high school.  The picnic was at Lake Fort Peck.

 

 
 

Below is a picture of the 2013 graduates.  We are so very proud of them.
Lucas left this morning to return to China.  He will be attending Dayton College in Ohio this fall.
Daisy will be attending Concordia college in Texas.
Elshaday and Ephrata Hailey will be attending Morehouse College in Michigan.

 Gabby and Silas below.  Both are finishing up their freshman year.

 Randy is surrounded by some of his favorite girls.  Serena, Tyasia, Gabby, Nigara, Morgan and Meg.
Serena  and Morgan are finishing up their sophomore year.  Tyasia, Gabby & Nigara are finishing up their freshman year.  Meg is finishing up 7th grade.

 Sandro and Gabby are below.  Sandro is finishing up his junior year.

Sunday, May 19:  Lunch at EMB Church for Graduates and Graduation
Friday, May 24:  Last Day of School

2013-2014 Dates
Sunday, August 18, 2013: Dorm opens to Students
Wednesday, August 21, 2013: First Day of School


What a great smile!  We have enjoyed having Sandro join our dorm.  He is from Haiti

Below is a picture from the Junior/Senior dinner.  Pictured are Psy, Daisy, Nigara & Fiona.  Psy and Nigara joined our dorm recently, too.  They are from China.

 We FINALLY are having warm days.  Below is James doing with the kids love to do!

 The Strength Team visited the high school.  We all loved them!  Tyasia and Gabby are in the middle.

 Below are roommates, Sandro and Chen.  Chen joined our dorm recently.  He's from China.

The dorm kids visited the Evangelical Church in Glasgow.  There was a concert by a group called Cities Under Fire.  Serena is in the picture below with the group.

The Spring Musical was great.  Below is a snapshot of the boys side of the choir.  Another of our new students, Kameron, is pictured below.  He's the only one with glasses.  He's also from China.  We have really enjoyed our new students from China.

.  Morgan and Kim enjoying photography class

 We're proud of our basketball teams this year.  Last weekend was their last game.