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06/21/2002 Entry: "VBS and other stuff"

Vacation Bible School has been going really well. In the class that I'm helping to teach [Ruth: Daddy, I didn't know you could teach. I thought you were just a preacher ] we've had the same 8 children all week, and it's been alot of fun. Despite the difference between our cultures, kids here essentially the same as kids at home - though here they know more about the Bible than any group of children I've ever met in Swansea. There was a moment last night when our different use of words caused some momentary confusion:

Boy: When do I get my pin?Richard:Pardon?Boy:(louder) When do I get my pin?Richard: Your pin???Boy:(clearly irritated) When do I get my pin?Richard: ????Boy: With God's gallery on it. When do I get my pin?Richard: You've lost me.Boy: My pin. Like the one you're wearing. (points)Richard: (finally understands) You haven't got a badge? Have this one.