One of our students, Anna Hamilton, has been diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma, and is currently at home under treatment. This is a great concern for the student body as a whole, and a number of people - teachers and students alike - have gone into intense prayer as well as having stepped up to raise money in assisting with the many expenses that proper medical care can cost. One group is holding a small festival. Some teachers are taking bids to let someone shave their heads. I've decided to once again put on hiking boots and take a 50-mile walk while taking donations for Anna and her family. I will be making the trek on Monday October 22nd here on the school grounds. I am asking for pennies - a penny per mile - so that the half-dollars here and there can help the Hamilton family with expenses such a gas and food money while taking treatments. So far the coins have been coming in steadily - in two days we have around forty dollars. I have time - I'm going to get more aggressive in raising the amount. I'd like to aim for at least three hundred dollars in funds for the family so they can handle transportation expenses and maybe a few McDonald's meals.
This was a week of debates and the students held up well. The topic was the deity of Christ, and they have learned that using the Bible as a resource for citing the doctrines of the divinity of Jesus is paramount. The presentation was in a standard round by round construction, and there were a few stumbles around the way (I am trying to get them to stop beginning speeches with "okay," for one thing). Overall, though, by the second day the teams were up to the task. Today we will cover the teaching about Heaven. It will be fun to see how they do.
