Volunteer action is needed!
In preparing for upcoming French student exchange programs one of the most important part of the program are the host families. We are still in need of host families for the upcoming group, February 21-29th. They are combined in York & Lancaster Counties.
A brief overview:
We have daily weekday activities as a group and host families are welcome to join us (School visit, Lancaster Amish, DC, Shopping…) The students are 13-14 yrs. old, Academically equivalent to our 8-9th grades. This group can have one or two students per host family. They follow your family routine. We work around your schedule and transportation needs.
JOHN SHIRK -Today’s Relationship-Building Principle comes from Joshua 1:14 and 15.
As the Israelites were about to cross the Jordan River to go into the Promised Land, Joshua had a few words with two and a half of the tribes. These were the tribes who were planning to settle east of the Jordan, and were already in possession of their land.
He said, “Remember the command that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you. ‘The LORD your God is giving you rest and has granted you this land. Your wives, your children, and your livestock may stay in the land that Moses gave you east of the Jordan, but all your fighting men, fully armed, must cross over ahead of your brothers. You are to help your brothers until the LORD gives them rest, as he has done for you, and until they too have taken possession of the land that the LORD your God is giving them.”
These tribes complied with Joshua’s instructions and the nation went forward together into the Promised Land. Victories are fully shared where struggles are fully shared. This principle can apply not just to nations, but common challenges facing sports teams, family units, businesses, and churches. Unity and celebration is the outcome of victory where there is evidence of full team support in the struggle.
Teamwork and a spirit of cooperation through the challenges of life is a vital relationship-building principle to take to heart in the Year of Connection.
John Shirk
john@wjtl.com
