We are entering our fifth month on our mission. So many events have occurred it will be difficult to remember them. This picture was taken when we were able to locate and gift a wheel chair to this lady who has been crippled from birth. We spotted her trying to walk in town the other day with her husband patiently assisting. It was very sad and totally unnecessary given the medical treatment that is available, apparently only to people of substance. They were both surprised and thrilled.
While we both help in the office to meet the needs of some 150 missionaries throughout southern Chile, we also have a special responsibility to teach music to Chilean members of our church who with to direct music as well as play piano. All of this is done through the kindness of the Harman Foundation, a couple with substance who established a foundation to assist people in emerging countries to gain or retain a culture of music. Karleen is the musician and teacher; Howard assists where he can. We are about to graduate over 20 students this next week (December 18 and 19) in two Christmas Programs we are helping to produce. We will post some pictures of the event after next week end.
The individual in the picture to the right is Bishop Moreira of the Francke Ward, one of the two units we are working with. He is assisting in the making of a prop for our Christmas Program.
The event will feature children dressed as shepherds, angels, wise men and, of course, Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus. We also have some guest performers who will play piano, violin, flute, and sing. It will be very special and all are quite excited and, we might add, a little surprised that this is actually going to happen. They have never seen Karleen in action.
