What is the Durham clan learning these days?
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 (ESV)
We are doing a whole lot of learning. We have really committed ourselves this year to growing in His truth and in our likeness of Him. We have also been desiring a different picture of what that means as a family. The book This Momentary Marriage by John Piper has been an amazing catalyst in the way we think about how our family is supposed to reflect the relationship the Father and has children. It has been humbling for us to think through our lives and wonder how we have been perceived. Have we always glorified the Father with our behaviour towards one another. It has been much to think about. We highly recommend the book to you. Also, we have been learning that He is a sovereign Lord: over finances, health, family, and most definitely our future. But, equally important, we are learning that He is good; maybe not always so easily understood, BUT HE IS GOOD!!! We are so loving that He never stops working on, in and through us. So humbling to realized that He chooses to use us, in spite of ourselves. :-)
David is relearning teaching Math and Sciences. He is finding that he missed it terribly, but He still loves teaching His 12th grade Bible class on Biblical Worldview and Transitioning to life post - high school and back to their home countries.
David and Kim are both learning what it must have felt like to our families as we prepared to leave to come overseas, now that this year we are preparing to send our oldest daughter back over the great seas to the United States to attend college. We are learning much about letting go and trusting the Father to care for Grace much more than we could ever do so.
And, we are learning a lot about faith. All of us are learning about living a life where the only thing that really matters is the glory of the One and Only God Who is to be glorified and magnified through our lives. Learning more and more that this life is not about us, but
about Him!
Praises and Prayer Requests
Grace’s Big News
Grace has received and official acceptance letter from Northwestern College in St. Paul, Minnesota. This is her dream school. So, needless to say she is jazzed beyond belief and is
praising God daily for His goodness. Please keep praying for scholarships. We know that Lord will provide according to His will and we rest in His sovereignty and His goodness.
Emma’s Competition
Em has been having a great freshman year in High School. We are so proud of her diligence and commitment level. Please pray for continued growth in her walk with the Lord and pray that she will continue to make good friends.
Jeff and Homeschool.
It is going great. Please continue to pray for wisdom in dealing with learning differences and for
diligence on both Jeff and Kim’s part. They are having fun and learning at the same time. Learning book stuff and more about each other. So much fun!!!
Abi is loving 1st grade
Nothing could be better for Abi. She is thrilled to be in school. She is still by far the best at tearing down walls between cultures and beliefs. She sees no difference between her and anyone. She talks to anyone about anything..no judgements, no hiding, no fear. I pray that she
matures but never changes. She is such a blessing to us. Gotta love God’s surprises.
Fun times with snakes!
The Lord keeps us safe here. We have found three snakes in our back yard: 2 Cobras and a Rat
snake. Our school security is on constant snake patrol at our school looking for snakes and protecting our kids from them as well. They recently found a reticulated Python. The kids were thrilled when we received a phone call telling us we could come and see it. (See photo) There has been a lot of education on what to do if you see a snake. Abi is so fun when she comes home and tells us what we need to do when we see a snake. :-) We are learning that this is part of life here and are adjusting our habits - like looking down before you take a step....
abi loved the snake so much. wishing she had a little more fear
this thing was over 3 meters long!
not loving snakes at the house, but it was kinda pretty!Check out my facebook acct for more fun pics of our life here in Indonesia!
thanks so very much for all your prayers and support,
david and kim and the rest of the clan
Contact Info:
David and Kim Durham
c/o Bandung Alliance
International School
Jalan Bujanggamanik Kav. 2
Kota Baru Parahyangan
Bandung 40553
Indonesia
EMAIL:
david.kim.durham@gmail.com
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