Five interesting facts on

Chocolate

1. Chocolate came from the Olmec in 500 B.C.

2. Chocolate can help prevent cancer and heart attacks.

3. It takes about 20 years for a cocoa trees fruit (chocolate bean) to be harvested.

4. When first picked it is not completely browned yet, the inside is still white.

5. Some people put chocolate in their face masks because it helps to clear skin.

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa

By: Charlotte Grey

Teresa was born in 1910 in Albania with the name Agnes Gonxha,(it means flower bud). Later on she changed it to Teresa. When becoming a nun it is customary to change your name to symbolize your devotion and changing life. Agnes was extremely influenced by her mother, who help the poor and serve God. She wanted to please God like her mother had done.

Her main accomplishments include getting the Noble Peace Prize, building shelters and hospitals, and receiving 14 honorary degrees. Mother Teresa had many accomplishments but the most important one was serving God. The Mother Teresa biography I was reading stating it this way - Mother Teresa's religion is, for her, the central pillar of her life. "My life is devoted to Christ", she says. "It is for him that I breath and see. I can't bear the pain when people call me a social worker. Had I been in social work, I would have left it long ago." That statement says it all about her and the way she viewed her life's calling.This shows you why she had such a strong influence on all the people she meet, worked with and for.

The story of her life is one that should be read and studied. I learned who she was and what she did and that gave me a new found look and respect for missionaries, nuns, and the work they do. Mother Teresa taught us that the best way to teach someone about the love of Christ is to show it by your actions.

*information for this report was found by me reading the book- "Mother Teresa-Her mission to serve God by caring for the poor". Written by Charlotte Gray.

Number the Stars by: Lois Lowry

The main characters in this story are Annemarie, Mama, Papa, Kristie, Ellen, Peter, and Uncle Henrick. The setting of the story takes place in Denmark in 1943. At that time the Nazis were trying to get rid of all the Jewish people.
In the story the Johansens were trying to save their Jewish friends, the Rosen’s, from Hitler and the Nazis. The Rosen’s where in danger because they where Jewish, and the Johansen’s were in danger because they were protecting and helping their Jewish friends. This story is about the trials and tribulations both families went through during this time.
I absolutely loved the book because, it’s a true story and it is easy to picture the whole thing in your head. My Bible verse that goes with this story is John 15:13.‘Greater love has no man then this, that a man lay down his life for his friend’s. The Johannes’s demonstrated this by risking their lives for their friends.