We have about 7 weeks of school left. I know it is going to go so fast and I'm excited to have a whole year under my belt, but when I look at my students and I think about them moving up to 4th grade, it makes me sad! Now, I've worked with groups of kids for as long as I can remember and they have moved up grades and I've started over with new groups, but never have I spent so much time and energy, 5 days a week, for an entire school year with one group of 22 students. I know them. I can see how they are growing, how they are changing, and how they are learning, and I know it's going to be hard to see them move on. It's hard for me to remember what I learned and what I did in 3rd grade, and I assume that it will be the same for them, but I hope that I have impacted them in some way that they will carry with them for the rest of their lives, whether they know it or not. I've tried to be a good influence and good example, and I know that they appreciate me because they tell me so. I really think that just like you never stop learning in your life, you never stop teaching either. Whether you are a "teacher" or not.
A couple weeks ago I started a Beth Moore Bible Study called Breaking Free. Between this, teaching Bible class for my 3rd graders, and going to chapel with them, I feel like I am still being fed spiritually while I am here. At church and with the young professionals at church, everything is in Spanish. While I understand it most of the time, I wonder if it is as deep for me as it could be in English. Well, just like everything else, it is little by little! Speaking of processes, the church I attend (the one I came down to originally) Congragacion Biblica Bautista, has recently changed buildings. It is a bit farther for me now, and takes about 45 minutes to an hour on a bus. The church is changing a lot of things and really beginning to grow and find new ways of doing things. I think it is hard for some of the people to go through this process, but overall, I think it will be good for the church because they are really striving to tell people the truth and help them grow and involve them in community and outreach.
It's been really rainy during the past week or two! You can pretty much expect it every day at some point. At least we always get a bit of sun too though! Well, I know I hadn't been able to write in a while, but I'm still here! Thanks for being here with me. Together, we are changing people for the better. God has a much better view than we do, and He didn't send me here for nothing! =)
Take care, I'm going to keep trying to post those pics!
*Many Blessings*
Hey girl! I am so glad that everything is going so well for you down there, as well as the school and the church!! I'll keep praying for you and your personal growth as well as your ability to show others your faith. God does have you down there for a reason, and you are living that reason everyday through the work that you do, and the love and compassion you share for the people around you. Buena suerte y te amo!
ReplyDelete--Aubrey :D