A Full Schedule

More from my mom’s Cat Island journal:

“The promise of a Bible class at Orange Creek gave us courage to stop next at Arthurs Town, where we also received permission to teach the Bible in the school. Each school had more than 100 students. We sang happy songs, taught a Bible story using flannelgraph, which they had never seen so were intrigued. We taught a Bible verse with each lesson, and reviewed them for weeks. The children were eager to recite them and receive a gold star on their chart. Some of the teachers stayed in the room to enjoy the Bible class. Eventually we were holding Bible classes in all 10 schools on the island each week, reaching 800 children. Sometimes we held Bible camps in the summer as well.

 

“During Christmas week 1970-1971, we held Girls’ Camp at our house. Mrs. Beverly and two daughters helped; we taught typing, sewing, Bible, and Girl Talk. The girl who helped me in the kitchen became the chief baker in her large family. One girl stayed late each day to finish sewing her dress, then left on the mail boat for Nassau to get married.

 

“After camp was over, another girl, Amelia, came back to talk about her relationship with the Lord. She cried and said it was so hard; she was engaged to a road worker, and knew she’d have to break the relationship if she gave her life to Christ. She did, and I’m sure she’s glad she did. She taught school in our settlement, became a good helper in the Lord’s work, and later married a man who had been in our classes in another settlement for many years. They built a fine home along the ocean, nicer than most people have. She is still teaching school, incorporating Bible teaching. They have several children. As soon as her maternity leave is over, she carries the little one to school, where he sleeps on a blanket on the floor. If he cries, one of the students holds him and the mother goes on teaching.”

 

More stories tomorrow.