Beginning of week two
Hello everyone!!
Here we are at the beginning of week two of the Hsinchu summer camps! (yay!) This week I am teaching the most beginner level class, which is really good training for me since I will be teaching beginner classes throughout the school year. Most of the children are really great to work with this week; some of them are not so fun. You can pray that I will be patient, kind and firm with them.
Yesterday (Saturday) was the day that the children arrived. I got to help with testing their English level for class placement. The first class was in the afternoon, and basically we (my co-teacher Ruthie, and Chinese Assistant Grace) simply went over rules for my classroom and played a couple "getting to know you" games. Among the nine children in my class are three bigger boys. They are only 12 years old, but one of them is bigger than I am and tends to goof off during class, causing the other boys to goof off. I would really appreciate prayer to know how to deal with them.
Today God did really show Himself faithful on my (and Ruthie's) behalf. Because the camp is run on Sundays, we use Sunday morning to teach the children a couple of Sunday School songs and tell them about Jesus. The children were really attentive and understood some simple opposites such as dark & light, good & bad; as well as a simple gospel story. I'm actually not sure how much we are allowed to share in the camp, but my Chinese Assistant translated it all for me. The big boys really love praise and have been good to clean up the table and even mop the floor after the last couple of meals! So the Lord is good to give wisdom and the right words to speak.
Anyway, I must run. For some reason my gmail is not working today - hopefully I can check it tommorow!
Love,
Christy
Here we are at the beginning of week two of the Hsinchu summer camps! (yay!) This week I am teaching the most beginner level class, which is really good training for me since I will be teaching beginner classes throughout the school year. Most of the children are really great to work with this week; some of them are not so fun. You can pray that I will be patient, kind and firm with them.
Yesterday (Saturday) was the day that the children arrived. I got to help with testing their English level for class placement. The first class was in the afternoon, and basically we (my co-teacher Ruthie, and Chinese Assistant Grace) simply went over rules for my classroom and played a couple "getting to know you" games. Among the nine children in my class are three bigger boys. They are only 12 years old, but one of them is bigger than I am and tends to goof off during class, causing the other boys to goof off. I would really appreciate prayer to know how to deal with them.
Today God did really show Himself faithful on my (and Ruthie's) behalf. Because the camp is run on Sundays, we use Sunday morning to teach the children a couple of Sunday School songs and tell them about Jesus. The children were really attentive and understood some simple opposites such as dark & light, good & bad; as well as a simple gospel story. I'm actually not sure how much we are allowed to share in the camp, but my Chinese Assistant translated it all for me. The big boys really love praise and have been good to clean up the table and even mop the floor after the last couple of meals! So the Lord is good to give wisdom and the right words to speak.
Anyway, I must run. For some reason my gmail is not working today - hopefully I can check it tommorow!
Love,
Christy
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