What do the titles "The Fast and the Furious", "Speed", "A Walk to Remember", and "Live Free or Die Hard" have in common? They all describe the last few weeks here in Okinawa. There have been moments of great memory-making! Moments where it seemed as though I would either make it through the day, or die trying. And all of the above have whirled by quickly and furiously! So many lesson learned, adventures had, and struggles surrendered the last few weeks! God is answering my prayer for refinement, just in different ways than expected.
I shared with my administrator last week that I'm not sure if what I'm teaching is for the purpose of teaching me, or teaching my kids. For example, we were reading passages about Moses and how he showed courage to go to Pharaoh and plead on behalf of the Israelites. As I was telling them how God wants to give us courage and all courage comes from Him, I couldn't ignore the quiet voice speaking to my own heart. I was able to share that I too have a lot of fears and being their teacher is at the top of the list! They were amazed that their teacher was scared sometimes too!!!! It was a very good discussion in class.
Living by the ocean continues to amaze me every day. It's been 2 months in Okinawa now and I still look out the window and think, "wow...God painted a completely different picture than yesterday". It was also a useful teaching tool this week as we used it as a word choice object to describe. The kids came up with some pretty good words that describe the ocean.
God continues to show me Himself through His words and through the tough times at school. I can say that lesson planning is getting easier and I'm finding myself getting more into a routine, but it still feels quite rocky...like at any minute it could all come tumbling down. I suppose it is like the saints before. They could be doing what God called them to do and see great miracles one day and then everything dissipates in a moment of faithlessness and fear the next. I look at them and get excited...they made it so there is hope for me!
Once again, thank you for your prayers! I continue to be blessed and encouraged by them!
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