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Lunch with Elementary School Students

Everyday I have lunch with students in different classes from 1st grade to 6th grade. The schools assign me to sit in the classroom and have lunch with students. Many things happened. About a month ago, I had lunch with 2nd grade students (2-2) Kita Elementary, I sat with a group of students, there was a boy who was talkative and open. We talked about many things, food we liked, disliked, about our family, parents, siblings, etc. That boy always answered my questions, although I meant them for other students who were sitting in the group. Then out of the blue I asked him, how many TVs he had in his house. He said he had 3. Another boy said 5, but 2 were broken. A girl said 2, one in the first floor and another one in the 2nd floor. I asked where they put those TVs. The boy said there was one in his living room, one in the 2nd floor and another one in the toilet. A girl asked why. I also asked why. He said his father liked baseball so much so eventhough he was in the toilet, he could

Falling in love for the right reasons

Mrs. Lusi Supratman's sermon on Sunday, Feb 8th, 2009 in Narimasu Grace Square Chapel, Tokyo, Japan. Start with the right reason . Do you know Disney love stories? What do they say about love? 1. Cinderella = two different status (The prince and the maid) 2. Snow White = save me from my family's pressure 3. Sleeping Beauty = waiting for her prince to wake her up 4. Little Mermaid = unrealistic love (a mermaid loves a human, fish wants to be a human) 5. Beauty and the Beast = rich but bad tempered 6. Aladdin = a lucky thief who married a princess Then Mrs. Lusi asked several sisters and brothers to come up to the front and tell what kind of person they want for their future wives or husbands. Sisters, basically, focused on a quality of a guy. Sis. Miyuki said she wanted a person who loved and feared God. Sis. Sally said she wanted a guy who was kind Sis. Ida said she wanted a boyfriend who had the same vision as hers. Bro. Amin wanted a girl who was mature Bro. Kornelius said h