http://vernonjournal.com/2009/03/akha-womens-retreat-2009/ Life with the Akha. Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:40:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://vernonjournal.com/2009/03/akha-womens-retreat-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-497 Akha Women’s Retreat 2010 : The Vernon Journal Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:22:18 +0000 http://vernonjournal.com/2009/03/02/akha-womens-retreat-2009/#comment-497 [...] Last year I merely translated, however this year I was honored to be asked to teach one of the sessions. I taught on parenting, mostly encouraging the mothers that God has prepared them for job he has set before them. Too many Akha parents believe the lie that they are not equipped to raise their children because they haven’t had any formal education, which means that many Akha children are being sent to be raised in boarding homes unnecessarily, which, in turn, is slowly destroying the family system. I taught in Akha (though admittedly, it was rough at times) and tried to use several examples from daily Akha life to hopefully convey that God values the Akha people and way of life and that they have something so valuable to offer their kids! [...] [...] Last year I merely translated, however this year I was honored to be asked to teach one of the sessions. I taught on parenting, mostly encouraging the mothers that God has prepared them for job he has set before them. Too many Akha parents believe the lie that they are not equipped to raise their children because they haven’t had any formal education, which means that many Akha children are being sent to be raised in boarding homes unnecessarily, which, in turn, is slowly destroying the family system. I taught in Akha (though admittedly, it was rough at times) and tried to use several examples from daily Akha life to hopefully convey that God values the Akha people and way of life and that they have something so valuable to offer their kids! [...]

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