Bible Study

The buzz, the murmur

The sound of people working

To finish an assignment

--And everyone finished

Then after tea

We shared our findings

In the group for all to know

Lord, it felt like a giant step forward

As each person contributed

To the sharing of work done

Language

How does one learn a language

That flows as pictures through the mind?

The language has been written down

Composed into individual sounds

But not divided into individual words in sentences

Because of the flow within the meaning

Concert

Fundraiser Karen style

--Singers traveled here

From different cities

To perform a concert

Audience involvement

Praised the singers

By burying them 

Under mountains of leis 

--Fundraiser fun style

Language

What enables some to learn new languages easily

While others struggle for years

To learn a second one?

My walk in this endeavour is renewed

As I work once more to learn the Karen language 

Will I finally find room on my tongue

For a language different from my mother's?

Pilot Project

A hope runs deep inside me

To see the Karen (and many others)

Thrive in this land called Canada

Deep roots in You, Lord

And a growing fluency in English

Is the path I choose to pursue.

This month is a new beginning

On many fronts

But for me it begins a Bible study

That puts people deep into You, Lord

As they also go deeper into Your Word in English

Lord, may we see a breakthrough

No generation needs to be sacrificed

For the next

In You, Lord--each of us can thrive.