Touched Twice

On Saturday I had the opportunity to help with the Touched Twice clinic in Madison. This clinic is set up to meet the needs of people in the Madison area who do not have access to health care. We provided every thing from hair cut and massages to dental care for free. It was great to see how many people came and to see how many needs were met. It reminded me a lot of the medical team that came to Macedonia in March and all the needs that were met there.

Must Read!

I just finished reading a series of three books for young teens called The Land of Elyon. The series deals with a young girl, Alexa, and her journey to save the land of Elyon. In the first book, Alexa saves her kingdom of walled cities from destruction by tearing down the walls. The next two books deal more with the land on Elyon it's self and how Alexa must save it from Abaddon (see Rev. 9:11), a seraph who wanted to take the place of Elyon (El Yon; means God's possession in Hebrew) the creator, sound familiar. She sets off with a small assortment of human and animal friend to save the land of Elyon. Along the way she learns about Elyon and faces danger. The Christian under tones of the books are fairly strong but can be missed by those who are not Christians. This unfortunately makes these books perfect for the public school. While not directly saying, "God made the world, he loves you, and coming back." It is implied through the books as Elyon who does these things for his creation. It is veiled just enough that I can openly suggest these books to my students without violating any laws.
As a Christian and a teacher by profession, I am always on the look out for books that have Christian themes that I can use in my classroom, and I have found a series that definitely made the cut. It is more subtle that Chronicles of Narnia, but not as disguised as Lord of the Rings. It is a fun and exciting read and I am glad to have discovered The Land Of Elyon.