February 10, 2008 by pamela.

Kristen sent this mail… I’m including the text of the mail and a copy of the video clip she sent along with the mail.

Subject: Kitchen Fire

I never realized that a wet dishtowel can be a one size fits all lid to cover a fire in a pan!

This is a dramatic video (30-second, very short) about how to deal with a common kitchen fire … oil in a frying pan. Read the following introduction, then watch the show … It’s a real eye-opener!!

At the Fire Fighting Training school, they would demonstrate this with a deep fat fryer set on the fire field. An instructor would don a fire suit and using an 8 oz cup at the end of a 10 foot pole toss water onto the grease fire. The results got the attention of the students.

The water, being heavier than oil, sinks to the bottom where it instantly becomes superheated. The explosive force of the steam blows the burning oil up and out. On the open field, it became a thirty foot high fireball that resembled a nuclear blast. Inside the confines of a kitchen, the fireball hits the ceiling and fills the entire room.

Also, do not throw sugar or flour on a grease fire. One cup creates the explosive force of two sticks of dynamite. This is a powerful message—-watch the video and don’t forget what you see. Tell your whole family about this video… ”

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February 10, 2008 by pamela.

I was wondering… how long ago was it that we remodeled our upstairs bathroom? A couple of years? Three years? Already? Here’s what was happening in the month of February 2005

Timothy sent new pics… here’s the latest from Ghana and other pics, too - his page here. I love making pages for our children… their adventures and the Lord’s work in and through them. God is faithful. Always.

Timothy’s really working to acclimate to the culture and people of Ghana to get to know them and serve so that he can more fully relate to them and to proclaim the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ. So, his work continues… talking with locals, getting to know them and their families, helping the missionaries there and getting the missions training school ready and well… and becoming a local. ;o)

He’s really pretty incredible with a few buckets of paint. :o)

This is his room now… it will eventually be a ‘boys dorm’ when the young men come to stay and study at the mission’s training school. I think Timo’s pretty pleased with the outcome of the room… it looks to me like a Ghanaian team room. :o)

Now we see why he brought soccer balls and wants us to send more. He uses them to start up conversations - and then friendships are begun. He gets attention by simply being there - but I’m thinking that he is getting attention because he is *living* there. The Lord says to *occupy* till He comes.

O, may we all be found *occupied* with the Lord today - not preoccupied with all the stuff of our plans.

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