Hello friends, after a brief hiatis from the updates, I expect several in the next few days. This month has been out of the ordinary. I just finished my first full week of school this month and it is the last week in October. My schedule was definitely thrown off, but now I expect things to settle in a little more. I have also had my fair share of struggles with school-related matters. Teaching at a primary school here can be a bit difficult at times. I am not one to always have the most patience. But, asking for His help and guidance has improved things. He answers our requests when we ask according to his wisdom. Oh, how wise he is.
Today, like every other day at school, as I approached the classrooms for the next lesson, the children were running about in the hallways or on the playground before the bell rung to call them inside. Of course, they love their foreign teachers so as soon as they saw me coming they all came up and hugged me. Jockeying for the best position, a mob formed around me. Ten, no, twelve had now trapped me against the pillars outside the classroom saying all their english phrases; "Hello Darin. How are you today? How old are you? What's this?" It reminded me of Toy Story. Can you picture the little 3-eyed aliens from Pizza Planet, the ones that stared up at "The Claw?" If my kids knew the movie they could all chant, "You have saved our lives. We are eternally grateful." Somehow I want to get a picture of this, and when I do you will think - Toy Story.
These kids crowd around me for a moment of kindness and affection. The pressure has already started for these kids. The one child policy has robbed them of childhood in a way. They slave away over school work to be the best. If they are not the best, they are last. I pr-y that some might remember me and the necklace I wear daily that reminds me and them of the reason I am here. Two simple lines, one vertical and one horizontal. A simple symbol that means everything for this world. Perhaps the h.s. can work wonders in the lives of these s*uls. The kingdom belongs to such as these.
