{"id":839,"date":"2012-03-18T17:23:08","date_gmt":"2012-03-18T16:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/?p=839"},"modified":"2012-03-18T17:23:08","modified_gmt":"2012-03-18T16:23:08","slug":"transitions-trying-to-connect-with-educators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/2012\/03\/18\/transitions-trying-to-connect-with-educators\/","title":{"rendered":"Transitions &#8211; Trying to Connect with Educators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">As Jeff and I (Carolyn) move forward with planning our transition to a year in the United States, I am thinking about how we form connections with other people.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_919\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/03\/Jeff-and-Carolyn-Cropped.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #333399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-919\" class=\"size-full wp-image-919\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/03\/Jeff-and-Carolyn-Cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/03\/Jeff-and-Carolyn-Cropped.jpg 448w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/03\/Jeff-and-Carolyn-Cropped-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/strong><p id=\"caption-attachment-919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just so you recognize us - with the RFIS Prayer Chapel in the background<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">We identify with different people based on a variety of factors, including\u00a0the things we hold in common.\u00a0 Recently we celebrated International Women&#8217;s Day.\u00a0 I am not sure how you celebrated iti n your part of the world, but in Cameroon it was celebrated by women buying special fabric and making dresses.\u00a0 Many of the women marched in the parade in downtown Yaounde.\u00a0 However since it was a school day, I simply wore my skirt along with others from our school.\u00a0 One thing I noticed was the smiles I got from other women as they noticed that I was also dressed in the fabric &#8211; it created a bond between us.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_920\" style=\"width: 346px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/03\/Womans-Day-cropped-comp.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #333399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-920\" class=\"size-full wp-image-920\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/03\/Womans-Day-cropped-comp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/03\/Womans-Day-cropped-comp.jpg 336w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/03\/Womans-Day-cropped-comp-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/strong><p id=\"caption-attachment-920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Women&#039;s Day fabric came in two color combinations this year.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">Similarly back in October, I joined with many others wearing another piece of cloth.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_921\" style=\"width: 433px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/03\/Teachers-Day-fabric.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #333399\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-921\" class=\"size-full wp-image-921\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/03\/Teachers-Day-fabric.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/03\/Teachers-Day-fabric.jpg 423w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2012\/03\/Teachers-Day-fabric-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/strong><p id=\"caption-attachment-921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teacher&#039;s Day fabric from October 5th 2011<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">This cloth is for Teacher&#8217;s Day.\u00a0 Both men and women wore clothing made from this cloth on that day if they were teachers but the bond created continues because each time I wear my piece of cloth I connect with others that also have some of the same fabric.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">Although most of you in the US will not have this same fabric, I do wish to connect with you around our common interests.\u00a0 One desire that I have in this coming year, while Jeff and I are in the US is to make connections with other educators.\u00a0 I would like to share with other educators how God is working here in Cameroon at Rain Forest International School to bring about academic excellence along with a knowledge of Himself.\u00a0 In order to do that I need to find educators. \u00a0 Here on the appropriate day it is easy to find these people as we all wear the cloth of an educator, but since that is not true in the United States, I am hoping that you can help me make those contacts.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">Once we have reopened our home in Vista, CA , we will be trying to connect with both churches and individuals so that we can share our ministry.\u00a0 We are thankful that at this time in our lives we are able to travel and so hope to connect with many around the country.\u00a0 If you can help\u00a0us do that, please be in contact.\u00a0 We are eager to share with you the ways God is working at RFIS and in Cameroon\u00a0generally.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/jcstoker?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=839&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Jeff and I (Carolyn) move forward with planning our transition to a year in the United States, I am thinking about how we form connections with other people. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 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