This school year has brought some new challenges, but I've really enjoyed it. I feel like i'm developing stronger friendships with the other teachers and am getting to know the new teachers better.
I'm enjoying teaching more of the kids and getting to know some of them that i've never taught before.
Yesterday was kind of eventful. Kevin, one of my 4th graders had the opportunity to play with the high school kids in teh worship band for chapel in the morning. Last year, he learned how to play the drums and was very excited to get to play with the older kids yesterday. He said it was his dream to play in his band and now he got to do it. It was funny watching him afterward with the other kids. They were all saying, "Kevin, come sit by me!" and telling him what a good job he did. It was fun to watch. Here's a picture of him right before he played:
Also, yesterday afternoon, Julio, my other 4th grader, got stung by a bee on his lip. We had our windows open b/c it was hot in our room, so i guess it got in through the screen somehow. Julio was reaching down to get his language book from the shelf and then came running to me crying and holding his mouth. At first he told me that a spider bit him and then pointed to something black moving around on the floor. Kevin saw the whole thing happen and said he would go kill it for us. He ran back into the room with the fly swatter and killed the "spider" for us. He came back and told us it was a bee. When I went to see it after it was dead, it definitely was a bee...a big fuzzy yellow and black one. Anyways, it stung him on the lip, so his lip was really swollen and made him talk funny. He said it hurt, but he enjoyed all the attention it brought him. He kept going ot look at it in the mirror and laughing at himself. Then he would start talking and stop in the middle b/c he couldn't finish what he was saying b/c he was laughing so hard. I gave him some ice and he got some benadryl, so by the end of the day, the swelling had gone down and things were better. He was excited too, because i didn't make him take his spelling test or language test that afternoon....because all of this had happened right before and i knew he wouldn't be able to think straight. When his lip was all swollen he said..."so...do you think if i poked it, it would 'splode?" It was pretty funny.
Anyways, all that was the end to a pretty long and somewhat stressful week, so needless to say, I'm glad that today is Saturday!
You can be praying for:
1. The health of the teachers...several of us have been getting sick and having various health issues.
2. The continued adjustment for the new teachers.
3. Continued patience, strength, joy, and wisdom as I teach every day.
4. The leadership of the ministry as they make tough decisions everyday regarding the lives of our kids.
5. The country of Honduras. There have been some changes and treaties, etc going on with the government.
Thanks for all the prayers and encouragement!
Here are a couple of links to albums of pictures I have on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2111784&l=0174a&id=18304898
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2109782&l=f5bd5&id=18304898
Enjoy!
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