Not everyone is called
to teach. Not everyone is given the key
to shape our children’s minds.
Not everyone. To teach is a privilege
only a few are blessed with to love. I
am blessed to be called to teach and to love doing it, and I don’t take it
lightly or for granted. My heart is
there when I am in the classroom.
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| Prathom 1 students hard at work |
A few months ago, God
placed in me a hunger to really connect with the local Thai people and to form
friendships with them. The language has
been a big barrier as well as the setting to do this despite living in
Thailand. So I began praying for doors
to open and for God to send Thai people in my path and be connected with. I did not expect my love for teaching to pave
the road for answering this prayer, but that is exactly what happened.
Before the end of
January, I was asked to help a local school (Sangthong Vittaya) to teach their
Prathom 1 and 2 (equivalent to Grade 1 and 2) English classes for the remaining
months of the school year. Sangthong
Vittaya is the largest private school in the province of Krabi with over 4,500
students. This gave me the opportunity
to be in close contact daily with local Thais, both adults and children. It helped me improve my Thai, start
conversations with fellow teachers, and eventually form friendships with some
of them. My term in the school ends this
month, but I know that this doesn’t close the door for me to share to them the
love of the Lord and the gospel.
Below are more pictures of my students.
ฉันรักสอน!!! (I love to teach!!!)
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