Teaching, William and SEW

Sorry it took so long for an update!

Michelle is teaching 8th grade Life Science again. Please pray for Becky Ham, who is the teacher that is replacing Michelle. She is still raising financial support to come here. Since she isn't here, each middle school science class has a sub. (Michelle would love to do them all AND take care of William, but that's just not possible for her.) Please give thanks for the other two teachers filling in: Sharon for 6th grade and Becky for 7th.

The first question my 8th graders asked was "Are we going to have science fair?" :) To most of the students (and parents), it was good news that we are not.

William is growing by leaps and bounds. He can sit up with support now and is eating mushy solids while in a high chair! He likes to squeal occasionally and laugh at Mom and Dad! He'll be 8 months old on Feb. 13th.

This week (Feb 1-5) at ICSB is called Spiritual Emphasis Week (SEW). It's a week that the students go to chapel everyday (in place of one of their classes) and hear from a guest speaker. Please pray that the students would have ears that hear God and His Truth!

Update on William

He continues to always make us laugh. This picture of William with his sock in his mouth made both Michelle and I just laugh and laugh.

Two big milestones this week: William began rolling over from his back onto his tummy. He hasn't gone the other way yet. Also, we began feeding him solids. This is his first mushed-up apple. I think most of it ended up on him, not in him.

It's fun to see his personality emerge. He started this game with Justin. The rules are pretty simple. He would quickly touch Justin's foot, pull back his legs, wait, then laugh when Justin would touch him. This went on for probably a solid five minutes.

First Post by Justin!

We wanted to let you know what's going on in our lives and in our ministry. So I thought that I, Justin, would take a minute to share about what I do at the International Christian School of Budapest (ICSB). In short, I wear many hats.



My primary role is one of the high school science teachers. I teach fresman Biology, sophomore Chemistry, sophomore Physical Science, and Physics for upper classmen. The picture above is of some students from the physics class working on an experiment.


But also, Michelle and I are the class sponsors for the freshman class. I also lead Bible study for the freshman guys once a week. Last, Michelle and I both volunteer for lots of events and activities.


All said, we're been involved with ICSB for over seven years now. It's been a rewarding time and I know that we wouldn't have traded this time for anything else.