Preschool in a Suitcase

As July draws to a close, we're also coming to the end of our "preschool in a suitcase" seminar. The workshop, which is being attended this year by ladies from as far afield as Indonesia and the Ukraine, aims to equip people to set up Biblically based preschools in developing nations or situations of poverty such as refugee camps. That's why it's called preschool in a suitcase: the goal is that people could go into a needy situation, taking very few resources with them, in order to train teachers and help people create an environment for early childhood education using the simple resources that are available right there in that location. The photo shows me with a couple of puppets that we made this week, using old rags and those sponge wipes that you can buy for washing dishes.

This year we have a slightly smaller group than usual, but it includes some people who already have long years of experience in preschool teaching and whose heart is to be able to offer simple training in field-based situations in Africa and Asia.

Because of the smaller group, I haven't been so involved in teaching this year, but have served the group by doing all the registration work with the University, so that these students can gain credits towards a Bachelor's Degree in early childhood education, if they don't already have one. I've also sometimes been able to help out practically by preparing snack breaks, or by participating in the listening prayer times.

In just a few days' time, the seminar will be over again for this year. Many thanks to those of you who have been standing with us in prayer.