Well, today is Monday, and we're already underway with a FULL day of classes, Q&A and one on one help sessions. We've had to rearrange our teaching schedule, because of government holidays, which were unexpected. It's a long story, but this is a holiday for the Middle East. The problem is, people can expect to get as much as 5 days of holiday, depending on the government's announcement. Many people registered for the entire conference, expecting that the government would grant Sunday and Monday as holidays. Friday and Saturday are the normal weekend, when people don't work (like the American Saturday and Sunday). Well, on Thursday night, the government announced that Friday and Saturday are the only two days they will have this year. That means that many of our registrants need to return to work on Sunday or Monday. Today being Monday, we've lost a lot of friends. They've all headed home.
We're teaching for about 6 hours a day, but the people are like sponges. They want to know EVERYTHING! The beauty is that God is hard at work in the Middle East. His church IS alive and well. Evangelism is tough, but the believers here are committed, and they're sharing Christ everywhere they go. It costs these people a lot to believe, and especially to come here to the conference. Praise the Lord, they're not giving up.
So, despite the lack of sleep and the long days, it's invigorating to help these people develop their talents and ministries! We keep carrying on - ecause He keeps carrying them!
Well, gotta go - time for worship - - with our Arabic brothers ad sisters. Cool!!!
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Hi Doug,
It's really nice to know that you enjoyed dubai and the cultural mix that is rarely found anywhere else in the world. I also was one of the attendees of the conference. Though i was not able to attend ur session due to the tight schedule I really admire the talent that you have for reaching out to kids through ventriloquism. Having said, many of my friends in our church have attended and are thrilled after the classes and i am sure that your dreams will be fulfilled through the children here.
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