Foreign Exchange Student

Hi,

This is an email I got from Marge at NWSE-she's with the agency that placed Lee (our high school age foreign exchange student from S. Korea) in our house for this school year. I thought I would post here to pass the word.

Note that she said if anyone I refer does become a host family, NWSE would make a donation to my favorite charity-which of course would be Three Angels.....so, you can help a high school student, and orphans at the same time!If you have any questions about the process-I'm happy to tell you what I know.

Otherwise, contact Marge directly. Just be sure to let her know you heard about the program from me-so that I can get the donation directed to Three Angels (www.ThreeAngelsHaiti.org)Thanks for reading/considering it. Feel free to share with anyone else you can think of that would make a good host family.

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Just a short note to all of you - NWSE is in the final 3 weeks of placing our remaining students. If you know of a family or individual that would enjoy sharing their home and life with an exchange student - even as a welcome family (4 to 6 weeks) - anywhere in the US, please let me know.

We have about 25 students left - Girls from Mexico, Japan, Russia, Germany, South Korea, Brazil, Thailand and Kyrgyzstan Boys from Germany, Ukraine, Thailand, Columbia, Brazil, China, & Poland.

NWSE will make a donation to your favorite charity for referals you offer that do result in a student being placed.

The remaining students can be viewed on our website at www.nwse.com/profiles sign in nwsehost password hosting

Thank you for helping spread the word of cultural exchange

Marge Ryan, Regional Manager NWSE
Phone 262 245 5717
Fax 775 305 0329 or 800 613 5105
Skype Marge.Ryan
www.nwse.com
NWSE is a Department of State-designated nonprofit organization listed with CSIET
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Focus On Wellness by Lena Wright

Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
1 Cor. 6:19-20 (NIV)

The Apostle Paul wrote these words to a young church where conflict, strife, division and sexual misconduct were going on. I love how God does not ‘mince words’. Re-read the verses above and you’ll see that it is pretty direct and straightforward. The Truth is that God sacrificed His only Son to save us. Those of us that have heard and accepted this gift have received the Holy Spirit and are born anew. This means that our bodies do not belong to us. We need to evaluate how we are doing at being good stewards in regard to our physical being. Are we taking care of our bodies? Are we honoring God with our bodies?

Here are some tips on how to do just that:

1) Get moving. Take a walk. You can do this at the mall, the YMCA or a local gym or right in your own neighborhood. Take a Tai Chi or Pilate’s class. Gentle, slow moving stretching is good for your muscles and your mood. Park further out from the store when you’re running errands or shopping and walk the extra steps. Our bodies were created to move and often we don’t move them enough. It’s about movement more than it is about exercise. Physical activity is a great stress reliever, plus it helps us to sleep better and improves our mood. So, get moving!

2) Rest. While movement, activity and exercise are great ways to burn off stress, it is also important to get enough rest. Our bodies refresh and rejuvenate while we sleep and when we short change ourselves in this department we make life harder than it needs to be, emotionally, physically and mentally. Some studies have shown that people who don’t get enough sleep tend to be heavier and sicker than those who do get their zzz’s. Besides, if God rested on the seventh day, I think that us humans might need to rest too.

3) Eat right. This can be a particularly challenging task. I’m not suggesting that you deprive yourself but rather that you are mindful of what you are putting in to your body. Be aware of how caffeine, alcohol and sugar affect you and your mood. I encourage you to do a three day experiment where you write down everything you eat and pay attention to how you feel, both physically and emotionally. You may be surprised to learn that what you put into your body not only affects your physical health but also your mental and emotional well being.