As another week draws to a close, we are thankful for the opportunity to serve here in Cyprus! Yes, there are difficult challenges but God is faithful and we seem somehow to keep going even when mountains refuse to move.
Today was a dreary day in Nicosia, but we are not complaining since the day long rain is so needed. This has been a dry winter and the lack of water to fill reservoirs has implications for the hotter days of summer. The wind was from the north and I am told that this wind brings the needed rain.
Marian and I were downtown about mid-day and were surprised to see so few people on what is usually a very busy main street. Then we noticed that many of the shops were closed so we have to decipher what is cause and what is effect. But we did enjoy some lunch and then as we walked through a department store known as Debenhams, formerly Woolworths, we saw some interesting dishes which I like. Square plates, and bowls - I know that will change your definition of bowl, but that is life - what you thought you knew is being challenged all the time, isn’t it? The first display had a large sign saying 50% off - buy 6 for the price of 3. That was OK but just a few metres away was the open stock sold as singles which were 70% off making the individual plates and bowls cheaper than buying the package which we did not need in the first place - go figure!
On Tuesday I was coming out of the copy shop in the ground floor of our building and one of the cooks from the taverna across the road, which has the best pork chops, by the way, stopped me and asked if I had heard about what had happened to Christo. You see I met Christodolou some five months ago and we often had conversations over at the taverna while he enjoyed a drink. We often talked about the BIble and what he was reading. He often got up at 5 am and read several chapters from the Bible.
Just before leaving for Canada in late November, I went to say ‘Goodbye’ and asked him if there was a gift I could bring back from Canada. He asked for a complete Bible commentary which I brought back and gave to him. When I saw him a couple of weeks later I asked if he had time to read any of it and his reply will stay with me the rest of my life, “It is a very good book - very didactic!”
Christodolou is with the Lord He loved and served. In fact, his name means servant of Christ and he exhibited that in his life. It is with sadness that I reflect on our short friendship but thankful for even that.
Friday was a day of celebration as we honoured one of our students for his accomplishment in the Pancypriot Cross Country Run in Paphos last Friday. I am enclosing a few pictures to give you an idea of our student body at the secondary level, the runner, Nicholas and the presentations which I made to him. I also did a slide show of the pictures I took and put some music to it so that was as some said, “Very professional!” and, “I really like the music!” Good to hear that there are others who get tired of the common music of the day!
Next week is already starting to look busy with appointments which leaves little time for the necessary planning into which I am moving for next year. I am thankful for the help and support of one staff member who is very capable in these terms and so that is a big help! We are attempting to do some educationally unique things here in Cyprus and so hope that this will be attractive to those who learn of our school.
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