Speech Contest 2011

I decided to have another speech contest this year.  Last year it almost killed me, and I expect the same this year.  I both love/hate these things because  I know the kids really benefit, but they make me crazy missing meetings and just being kids. 

I started the meeting by having the students who had the highest scores last year talk about what they did.  Last year we had 37 students in the contest  and it looks to be about the same this year...about 1/2 in recitation and half in the original speech part.  

New School Year

The school year began early in the month and it has been scary.  The first few weeks are always a feeling out process.  This one was rough.  I am not sure if the new kids are more unruly, or I am not used to them, but the first two weeks of classes were not good.

We are in our third week and I feel like I am finally hitting my stride.  We shall see.

Little Girl Update

It has been a bit more than a month and the girl, Hnini Woot Hlwa, can still only see a bit of color in her right eye. She is being taken care of by a wonderful friend of mine, but the medicine does not seem to be making a big difference.

With some luck, she will go to a proper hospital in Bangkok in a week or so to find out if she can get an operation to repair the damage. If an operation can be performed, there is a possibility that it can be done for free in a local Christian hospital.