School Break is coming!!!

It’s hard to believe that we are already in week 9 of the 10 week school term. After the term we will be on school holidays for 4 weeks. The next 2 weeks will be exceptionally busy as we close out the term. We have BBQ’s planed for the families and friends of the students and all the other “end of the term” stuff that one can expect. We are definitely looking forward to the upcoming break! It’s been a tough stretch! Linda and I will be in Wewak, Papua New Guinea for about a week helping with an “on air” Share-A-Thon with “Life FM”, a station we brought to air back in 2003. Following the time in PNG we will take a rest in Cairns, Queensland, Australia for about 9 days. We will then head back to Darwin for a few days before attending a week of training and meetings in preparation for the next term.
We do love the boys in our care here at Tiwi College. The challenges are many but it’s exciting to see growth in their lives as they settle into routines here. Most have never experienced structure and discipline so this is all new to them. The house is a learning environment as they learn respect (for themselves and others), submission to authority, Biblical principles they can apply to their lives, self worth, hygiene, and ultimately and most importantly… a relationship with a God that loves them and gave his Son Jesus for them. The most important thing you can do for us here is to pray for breakthrough in their lives so they can see Gods love for them and receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. The Tiwi society is crumbing at the seams. The Tiwi people have the highest suicide rate per capita in the world! Drug and alcohol addiction is epidemic and the breakdown of family is evident everywhere. Most of our boys here do not live with their parents but aunties or grandparents. The vast majority of students here are many years behind academically for their age. Some students could not write their own name or recognize numbers when they came. Tiwi College is on the front lines to reach the Tiwi people and the battle is raging! We appreciate your prayer!
Tiwi College is a 30 year dream (come true) of a Tiwi elder.