You may not have noticed, but yesterday here in Colac, it
was windy . Primary school teachers sure knew. The kids were wild as they often
are when the weather is like this . They
all seem to turn into little Van Degraff generators; ready to spark or
repelling everything around them . All three classes were the same . Managed to
get them focused on their ideas of " what's amazing" These 9 YO's
came up with "Taken 2, videogames , friends, animals, stars , the human
body and the inevitable in each class --"I am" . Told them the story
of how the warring Maori tribes on north island of NZ took a the gospel of Luke in their own
language to the south island before any white missionaries arrived there (now that's amazing)- and how so many
islanders now share flowers not weapons. One kid pipes up out of the blue
" your amazing" --now I was like a big Van dergraff generator . Later
that day one guy paid me (OCRFM) a three
figure sum to promote himself on radio. I thought later , no amount of money
would get someone to say what that kid said to me that day. Its a really foul
wind that doesn't blow some good into our lives . Keep at it
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Litte Bright sparks
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