Teacher Training

I got back last night from Savva Orphanage. I am pretty tired after three full days of training. We felt that the training with the caregivers and teachers went really well. They seemed to really appreciate it and were already coming up with ideas of things we could do at future trainings. We talked about love languages, remedial students, behavior management, and learning styles. It seemed like although they had some previous knowledge of these topics, many of the techniques that we brought were new to them. I am excited about the relationships that I was able to begin building during this time. The teachers gave Ember, myself, and our translator each a beautiful teapot with piali (tea cups). It was humbling to receive such a beautiful gift for a few hours of training.

I will be here in Taraz for a couple days. On Tuesday, I will return to Savva with Stever Mirer. He is a man that is from the USA that has been living in Spain. He is going to be with us for a few weeks helping us get some raw video footage. He will also be doing some training at some of the local orphanages, showing them how to take good video and how to compile the raw footage into a project. We will return from Savva on Thursday.

The Interlink Blog has an update on how the delegation is doing at Savva.

Savva Teacher Training

I leave tomorrow to go to Savva Orphanage. I will be there for four days in conjunction with the delegation from the States that will be doing a camp. Ember and I will be providing three days of training to the staff of the orphanage. We are hoping that this will be a time where we can encourage the staff there and get a better understanding for how we can best serve them in the future. I am really excited to be able to spend this time with them. I hope that when we are finished, they will realize that we care for them, not just the children that they work with.

For those of you that were wondering, my health is pretty much back to normal, except for still having to be really careful what I eat. My stomach still hurts on occasion, but nothing like it was hurting before. Also, my energy is back to close to normal, although still not at 100%.

I am really looking forward to these next few days with the staff and children at Savva Orphanage.

Article from Savva Boarding School

Check out an article written about us by the Head Caretaker at Savva Boarding School on the Interlink Blog. This was such an encouragement to me. What I appreciate the most is that our love for the kids is described before our monetary help. It is nice to know how much the adults see the benefit of the time we spend playing with their children.