Well, summer camp has started here... and it is just like school. These poor kids. I have decided that the kids I teach will be playing games that teach them English and if they don't remember it b/c they aren't sitting in a class reciting words back to me then so be it. I want these kids to have FUN. I'm not sure they know what that word means yet but by the end of the summer they will! The 7th floor of our building has support columns in it but no walls- sounds like a perfect place to play games to me!
I never thought I would say this because I love being spontaneous and not having a plan but man oh man, not knowing what I am going to do until moments before is starting to drive me nuts! Give me a plan Stan! At least tell me maybe the day before what I'm doing... it might help my classroom to run a little more smoothly. We are lucky if we are told the night before what we are doing. Monday was day one of summer camp... we were told to welcome the students downstairs and then teach later in the day. Well, I walked up the stairs after welcoming for a little bit and the headmaster points to me and pushes me into a classroom. He told me to give them English names. No problem I thought, I can handle that. Well I was in grade 4 and I'd say all but 5 of the students were deathly afraid of me. Good grief! When I cannot get kids to smile, well, that's never happened before. 45 minutes later the whistle blows for class to be over. Whew! Longest 45 minutes of my life! It felt like death row! I have the students again today (I actually was told last night, yippee!) and I've got a plan to get them having some fun. I'm gonna see some smiles today, I'm determined.
I have been resting in the Father and it has been great. He has been teaching me to fully rely on Him. When I cannot call anyone and I need to talk (which you all know I love to do) I talk to Him. He is ALWAYS listening. We have had quite a few join the family. Be lifting that Father will put people in their lives to help them grow.
One last thing before I have to go. I was able to walk the city the other day and talk to Father out loud while I did it. It was incredible to be able to speak in my language for the city while walking through it. I knew the people around me did not understand what I was saying but He did. I was alone and able to just lift my voice to Him about the people around me. I sang over them too. I came back to the school feeling refreshed.
What a joy it is to have a relationship with the Most High.
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