Plugged in
Has three months passed already? Unbelievable. Days fly by — there is always something to prepare for church and the Christian school.
Yet, in some ways, I feel like I have been here forever. I enjoy gleeful shouts from students, "Hello! Teacher!" in random places around town. I delight in the swarms of children group-hugging me as I try to enter a classroom. My heart is touched when students pass me notes and drawings about how much they adore me. How can one not feel like they fit in with that type of love from children? They have my heart.
Dia de niños
Kid's Day church service
On August 26th, the church hosted a special kids' service, with its national holiday celebrated the week before. A lot of effort and hands went into this day, and it was all worth it.
Seeing many of the students attend and enjoy learning about loving kindness was a beautiful sight.
Christian School
English classes
This was my first-month solo teaching English to grades four through six, and I twice subbed for grade one. A few students are making it their life mission to teach me to replace my Spanish Castilian vocabulary with Paraguayan vernacular, which is totally appreciated. So, in turn, I sometimes share Canadian vernacular with American English vocabulary. Students love it.
Unintentionally, I established a special bond with my students when I shared that I am super proud to be a Cree-Métis (Native American). The students got all excited, talking over each other, exclaiming that they, too, are indigenous mixed. "Teacher! Teacher! I am Guarani!" They requested that I share more about my heritage. I hope I can do that shortly.
Kids service
It is beautiful to see kids engage in worship and prayer to the one true God. Please keep us and the children in your prayers.
Sunday school
These days, it is essential to instill Godly principles in our children. This month's theme was the Love of God and how we can reproduce it in our own lives towards one another.
I re-used a few illustrations I have done for Pentecostal Publishing House (PHH) and incorporated them into the lesson. The children engaged with them in the context of the lesson. I had never seen my work illustrative for PPH live in the real world, so that was a delight.
