The Pattern at Work Summary and Analysis

As June comes to an end Jim and Elisabeth hold a little commencement for the schoolchildren and their families at Puyupungu with promises to return to visit when they can. After closing up the house, they travel to Shandia where Jim joins his dad in the building program. Jim and Elisabeth move into the house that Pete had built and enjoy eating their meals with Ed and Marilou.

The work there is heavy, hot and exhausting. By the end of the day, Jim bathes in the river a 12-minute walk away before coming home at sundown to eat dinner. Following dinner, he spends time writing letters, in Bible study, talking with the MuCullys or in study and talk regarding language. Jim's relationship with Ed McCully picks up where it left off in college and the...