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MCS Newsletter #2
August 16-22, 2010
Classes are going well and we are all getting used to our schedules. We appreciate having Donna Black here volunteering to help with the music, especially the choir.
The Activities Committees meet weekly. Representatives for the Junior High are, YeaRim, Shawn, Havilah, Eddie, YuGin, and David. For the Senior High, the representatives are Christian, Grace, Samuel, Josua, Naomi and Michelle. These students plan activities for the weekends.
The Student Council also meets weekly. Duncan Lannon is the Student body President and Rebecca Carpenter is the Vice President. Representatives are Josh, Stephen, Joel, Peter, and Jonathan. These work on ideas to improve the school and also plan service projects, like helping in the flood situations.
In the Elementary building, Ancient Egypt has been the focus. Students have already made a mural of Egyptian society and given presentations in front of the class based on their research about this civilization. They have also been busy planning what they will do for the Fun Run. We have all been challenged to dress up in some ‘wacky' way! Hopefully there will be pictures next week!
Here is the new Elementary notice board, welcoming students Priscilla, Jennifer, Aman, Jonas, Caleb, Daniel, MinHa, HaeYoung, and Benjamin to the new year! Mrs. Proctor's two home-schooled children, Thomas and Annie, are also taking part until the new teacher arrives. Each made a poster about themselves.
Our Chapel for this week focused on the flooding in the country. We spent time praying in small groups after seeing some pictures of houses and bridges that had been washed away, tents of refugees, work that was done at Camp Mubarak, and our food distributions. It was also announced that there will be a "Fun Run" to raise money for relief efforts. This Friday, everyone will do their best to run either 3, 5, or 10 km and get people from their home countries to sponsor them with donations. This will be a fun way for all of us to get involved and feel like we are doing something to help. If you would like to donate at any time, please contact me at secretary@mcs.org.pk
Youth group is already meeting on Friday nights. The older students take turns leading all the high school students with fun, as well as spiritual activities.
The Junior High girls enjoyed a "Backwards Birthday Party!" To celebrate Naemi's birthday, Auntie Heather had them come dressed backwards, had dinner with dessert first, ate on the backs of spoons and plates, turned chairs and tables upside down and said the prayer last! Staff also celebrated the birthdays of Woody and David recently with food and games.
Junior Highs also played ‘wide games' on the school campus on Saturday. This means that the games involve running ALL OVER the campus! Exciting and good exercise!
Senior High students descended on the Sandes campus to make movies as their activity this weekend. A lot of effort goes into making and editing these funny/scary/entertaining movies!
Many students along with staff, Jeannie, Phil and Ben have organized themselves into groups who take turns leading the worship music, prayers and scriptures for our church services. Others help, too, and the elementary students enjoy taking the offering. There are others who take care of the sound system and computer power points. These services are great opportunities for many to participate and use their skills! This week, Uncle Colin finished his series about God's grace to Ezekiel and the exiles. This is also a picture of God's grace to us through Jesus.
Here is a sample of how the painting in the Senior's lounge is coming along! The silhouette of our building will be covered with the handprints of all students and staff!
Coming Events:
SH Campout
MCS Board Meeting
Elementary SEW
JH Campout
Praises and Prayer Requests:
Praise for our dedicated staff and our hard-working students!
Pray for the many affected by the flooding with the loss of lives, crops, houses and businesses.
Pray for a good time at our "Fun Run" and that many donations for the flood victims come in.
Pray for other organizations and parents who are helping with flood relief.
Pray for the government to fairly and quickly get help to those needing it.
Pray for hearts to change through these difficult times as they hear about Jesus.
Pray for the Church of Pakistan to grow stronger and reach out to their neighbors.
Pray for a nurse for MCS.
MCS Newsletter #1
August 10-15, 2010
The school year is off to a good start!
We were happy to see returning students with their parents and it's very nice to see some new students and parents, too
We have 9 students in Elementary, 23 in grades 7-9, and 24 in grades 10-12.
We had an assembly on the first day to welcome new staff and students, as well as those who have returned after being gone for a year. Naomi W. just arrived from Australia as a new English and Geography teacher. It's nice to have Mae L. back with us from Ireland! We appreciate having Ewan C. take on the job of high school principal in addition to his teaching.
We welcome David H. as our Director. He comes with his wife, Barbara, and their 4 children; Caleb and Daniel in grade 6, Jennifer in grade 5, and Heather, being home-schooled. David was a teacher at MCS in 1995-97 and met Barbara here! They have been working in the country for ten years.
Jeannie L. is doing Elementary boarding this year, Heather and Colin B. are back in Junior High girls' boarding, and Kirsty G., who is new, is doing senior high girls' boarding. April R. is in junior high boys' boarding and Stephanie L. is doing senior high boys. One GAP student, Rene' D. is here and the other two will arrive in September.
Thanks to Susie, Rahel, Helga, Sue, Paul and Dawn, and Donna for stepping in to help in a variety of ways!
Our biggest staff need is for a nurse to come after this first month.If you know of anyone who might be interested, please have them contact us!
Mr. Albert, some carpenters and our National Staff worked very hard over the break building and installing new wardrobes and fixtures in the bathrooms, and painting the rooms of the former boys' floor of the school hostel. That was a big job and it was done very nicely!
Thank you for your prayers for this country with all the flooding and landslides recently. Monsoon rains still come daily after some occasional sunshine in the morning. The army road is blocked by a landslide, but overall, we are blessed with good roads here. However, it has been difficult for our national staff and their housing situations. We are thankful, though, that our water tanks are full! We are looking at ways we as a school can help the people in these desperate times.
A group of students and staff spent one very wet, muddy day working at Camp Mubarak clearing away a landslide near their main gate. Thankfully, no buildings were harmed.
Many students worked hard one day putting together bundles of food, including flour, oil, and milk. Then some staff spent another day distributing the supplies to flood victims in a nearby area.
For Chapel on Friday, strings of small Pakistani flags were hung across the hall to celebrate Pakistan Independence Day. Mr. Simon quizzed us to see how well we knew facts about Pakistan. Simon B. presented a power point with pictures and facts about various important places in the country. Mr. Albert gave a brief overview of the country's history. Several Pakistani students reminded us of prayer points, especially relating to the recent flooding.
The Grade 12 class has been painting their student lounge with a new design and class colors! Bright purple and green!
We always welcome speakers from the community to give sermons at our church services. If you or someone you know could help us in this way, we would be very grateful!
Another need is for people who would be able to come on a somewhat regular basis to give some music instrument lessons to our students. It might be someone who could come once a month or someone who might be in the area for a couple of weeks and could come several times a week. Many thanks to Andrew, who has been coming from Lahore to give flute lessons!
Coming Events:
SH Campout
MCS Board Meeting
Elementary SEW
JH Campout
Praises and Prayer Requests:
Praise for safe travel and arrival of all the students and staff.
Pray for those affected by the recent tragic plane crash in Islamabad.
Pray for the many affected by the flooding with the loss of lives, crops, houses and businesses.
Pray for organizations who are helping with flood relief.
Pray for the government to fairly and quickly get help to those needing it.
Pray for hearts to change through these difficult times.
Pray for the Church of Pakistan to grow stronger and reach out to their neighbors.
Pray for a nurse for MCS.