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PFO - Thursday July 8th

Thursday was our final full day of PFO...our final sessions were good, looking at assessment in an international classroom (could have used more "case studies"). Also had an interesting "International School Panel" with some of the participants and staff who shared info about their particular schools and talked about some of the challenges and blessings specific to their school.

In the afternoon session, Dr Egeler presented a short video that juxtaposed the stories of the Lost Boys of Sudan, with the Lost Children of Rockford County...It was amazing to see the reactions within the context of losing part of your childhood and the role that their faith and dependence on God played in some unthinkable situations.

The afternoon session was short in order to give us time to pack up and get ready to leave, and also so we could get ready for the international banquet...

It was so hot that even the fire alarm system in our dorm building thought it was on fire and went off as we were getting ready...It is really not good when you start sweating the moment you get out of the shower.

The international banquet is a tradition at PFO for us to have some "international food", dress in our "international dress", and watch the PFOKids perform a program.  Below is a collage of some pictures from the international banquet.

And a couple of pictures of Justin with his Teachers from the week...





                                       Justin with Seth
                                                  





Justin with Matt and Andrew












  You can tell they got along great...







So there ya go...we're done with PFO.

Tomorrow we will have a final reflection time, goodbyes, and Communion before we all head out on our separate ways...

Check back tomorrow for some of my final reflections...

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