Danny is like the average kid who forgets that he hates you. Thank goodness! He came into my room after church today and started talking his head off. He also gave me another picture to give to Kelsey, which means I’ve still got his trust. I showed him and Caleb what candles are (they had never seen them before) and they really liked to smell them. It was very difficult to get them to stop putting their faces right next to the flame once they were lit. Boys and fire are a scary combination.
I have a few things that I need prayer for. I’m scared about teaching tomorrow and to be honest I am not ready at all (and I should be). I’ll be teaching English, science, and art and the one I’m concerned about is English. I have an hour and the teacher (she teaches the kids Bangla and Bangla Math) only gave me two pages to read in a book. That is like a total of four sentences! So basically I don’t know what on earth I’m doing. I also need prayers for my health. Everyone here has been sick except for me but I am finally starting to feel terrible and my throat hurts pretty badly right now. Like I said in the previous post, the devil is trying to get me down but Jesus has been sending me little messages the whisper “I love you.” For example it rained today, something I would have never asked for in America but in this insanely hot country it was so refreshing.
On to another topic: I am beginning to feel like God is wanting me to start working with the kids in the villages. Today when we were sitting with the kids at Sabbath school I looked down at this one girls foot. It was all dirty and skin was peeling off because she walked barefoot everywhere. As I looked up toward her face I noticed how dirty and skinny she was but as soon as she made eye contact with me she had the most beautiful smile. I love the kids at the orphanage but I feel my heart going out to the kids that really have nothing. I’m trying to figure out something that I can do to get out there and help these kids that I cannot even communicate with. Any suggestions?
Here are some pictures of today's happenings:
Have a wonderful Sabbath everyone!
I have a few things that I need prayer for. I’m scared about teaching tomorrow and to be honest I am not ready at all (and I should be). I’ll be teaching English, science, and art and the one I’m concerned about is English. I have an hour and the teacher (she teaches the kids Bangla and Bangla Math) only gave me two pages to read in a book. That is like a total of four sentences! So basically I don’t know what on earth I’m doing. I also need prayers for my health. Everyone here has been sick except for me but I am finally starting to feel terrible and my throat hurts pretty badly right now. Like I said in the previous post, the devil is trying to get me down but Jesus has been sending me little messages the whisper “I love you.” For example it rained today, something I would have never asked for in America but in this insanely hot country it was so refreshing.
On to another topic: I am beginning to feel like God is wanting me to start working with the kids in the villages. Today when we were sitting with the kids at Sabbath school I looked down at this one girls foot. It was all dirty and skin was peeling off because she walked barefoot everywhere. As I looked up toward her face I noticed how dirty and skinny she was but as soon as she made eye contact with me she had the most beautiful smile. I love the kids at the orphanage but I feel my heart going out to the kids that really have nothing. I’m trying to figure out something that I can do to get out there and help these kids that I cannot even communicate with. Any suggestions?
Here are some pictures of today's happenings:
Here I am about to walk to the Village Sabbath School with several of the kids who are going to be doing the song service.
Can you tell who sticks out? hahah.
Here is Cloe, Sherry, Jenny, and Sheeba in front of the beautiful rice fields!
Have a wonderful Sabbath everyone!
I'm glad everything is alright with Danny! :) I also love your pictures a lot! I will be praying for you while you teach! I am a tutor at Davis Elementary and it was really nerve wracking to start! Not that it is any comparison to teaching! I've only taught the art kids at camp and you know that the most there ever was was like 5 for me lol, but you will have God's strength carrying you! I also will be praying you get better, I know what being sick feels like :P
ReplyDeleteChantel! I love your writing and I love your pictures!! I feel the exact same way about the kids in the orphanage. I LOVE them and love working there, but I want to help the ones in the village that actually have nothing. I still haven't managed to figure out an idea yet. I feel like I need to know the language better before I can be of much use. But I'm going to start teaching at the local school to get out there more and meet some local kids. We'll see what happens. I'll pray for you, though! I love reading about your experiences! Keep it up, missionary :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know how good your internet access is, but there are some good elementary ESL/EFL sites out there (I've taught EFL completely without resources, fortunately on the college level, but I know how nerve-wracking that can be!). I'll put a few on here and if they're useful, great, and if not, that's okay too.
ReplyDeletehttp://tinyurl.com/Beginners-and-Primary
http://tinyurl.com/3jj5us7
Prayers with you.
Michelle Candy