Joel's Special Friend Part 2







Today Jayleen really made Joel's day. He has been collecting the Wizard of Oz figures from the McDonald's Happy Meals (We passed on the toys that were supposed to be for the boys, the Ninja Turtles). We managed to collect 7 of the 8. We had 6 and then a McDonald's employee named Junalynn dug through all of the toys and found Daisy Munchkin for us last week after the promotion ended. Joel still wanted the 8th one, the Wicked Witch of the East. She makes a brief appearance in the beginning of the Oz sequence from the feet down until Glinda gives Dorothy the ruby slippers that belonged to the witch. Dorothy's house did her in.

Well, today, Jayleen surprised Joel by bringing the figure to give to him. She got it a couple of weeks ago in her Happy Meal. Well, to say that she made Joel happy would be a considerable understatement. This afternoon we acted out the whole movie, songs and all, using the 8 figures. That was really fun. By the way, the wicked witches are happy and friendly in our play, by Joel's request!

I made a mistake, which my wife pointed out to me in the last post. Jayleen is heading to Thailand for college campus ministry this summer. Her team will be there for one month, and they will serve alongside Thai Campus Crusade for Christ staff. There is another team from PIBC going to the Marshall Islands. Please pray for them. Any financial contributions would be greatly appreciated, as their funds are limited. College attendance has a way of doing that.

Comments

Elizabeth said…
Hooray for friends who make ordinary days special! Love to see Joel smile!
And you and your family are some of those special friends. Thanks for everything and Hooray to you!
Bill said…
My coworker Kathy collected all eight dolls for her granddaughter. We had fun playing with them at her desk. My favorite is the lion. I love his curly hair.
I think the lion is our (Ned and Marisol) favorite, too. Joel loves all of them.

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