on legacy
14. Where did you leave a mark?
Colegio Binimea- this is the place I spend my waking days. It is what I was sent to Mexico for- to teach and influence kids to follow hard after Jesus. When people ask me why I teach, I can't say it is because I love having summers off (although I really, really do), and I can't say it is because I think it is important that every child know their math facts and be on grade level. Nope. I teach because I want to make a difference in kids' lives. I want to point them to Jesus- whether I am in a mission school or a public school.
Colegio Binimea is a unique place. We've only got about 55 kids from K-12. My class is the biggest class in the elementary school, and I only have 13 students in 5th and 6th grades. But we are a mighty bunch. Because many of my kids have parents who are missionaries or pastors and they attend a tiny mission school, their lives are quite different from their peers in the public schools I came from back in Georgia. My main objective for the past year and a half of teaching them has been to get them to see beyond themselves and expand their worldview.
In hearing about what they took away from their Samaritan's Purse project and listening to them as we discuss themes in Bible class, I think they are starting to get it. In their own 10, 11, and 12 year old ways, they are getting it. And I love watching them. I love watching them grow. Yes, they drive me insane. Yes, they are sometimes a bit too inquisitive. But I love them. So much. And I am so incredibly proud of them.
Last week's Bible study was all about coming to God with faith like a child, and one of the questions asked who we admired. I wrote that I admired my parents and my teachers. I remember being in awe of some of my teachers- how they did what they did day in and day out was just amazing to me. And I wanted to be some of them. So now I am in their position, and I feel like I don't have things nearly as together as they did, but I'm trying, and each day is a new day. My teachers certainly left a mark in my life, and I hope that I do the same for my kiddies.
Colegio Binimea- this is the place I spend my waking days. It is what I was sent to Mexico for- to teach and influence kids to follow hard after Jesus. When people ask me why I teach, I can't say it is because I love having summers off (although I really, really do), and I can't say it is because I think it is important that every child know their math facts and be on grade level. Nope. I teach because I want to make a difference in kids' lives. I want to point them to Jesus- whether I am in a mission school or a public school.
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| Colegio Binimea, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico |
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| Globe discovery during the first week of school last year. |
Colegio Binimea is a unique place. We've only got about 55 kids from K-12. My class is the biggest class in the elementary school, and I only have 13 students in 5th and 6th grades. But we are a mighty bunch. Because many of my kids have parents who are missionaries or pastors and they attend a tiny mission school, their lives are quite different from their peers in the public schools I came from back in Georgia. My main objective for the past year and a half of teaching them has been to get them to see beyond themselves and expand their worldview.
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| 100th day of school- they dressed up like old people :) |
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| Working on a science experiment last year |
In hearing about what they took away from their Samaritan's Purse project and listening to them as we discuss themes in Bible class, I think they are starting to get it. In their own 10, 11, and 12 year old ways, they are getting it. And I love watching them. I love watching them grow. Yes, they drive me insane. Yes, they are sometimes a bit too inquisitive. But I love them. So much. And I am so incredibly proud of them.
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| Mummy-wrapping contest |
Last week's Bible study was all about coming to God with faith like a child, and one of the questions asked who we admired. I wrote that I admired my parents and my teachers. I remember being in awe of some of my teachers- how they did what they did day in and day out was just amazing to me. And I wanted to be some of them. So now I am in their position, and I feel like I don't have things nearly as together as they did, but I'm trying, and each day is a new day. My teachers certainly left a mark in my life, and I hope that I do the same for my kiddies.
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| TOMS One Day without Shoes |