Keep moving

This passing month, I have been greatly helped by my mentee. This post is a special thanks for her who have been a great partner and inspiration for much better teaching career. Praise God, each year since my first year of teaching, I have been trusted the students from my alma mater to have their teaching practicum in my class. Honestly, these experiences of working together, helping and being helped, observing and discussing our teaching practice have enriched me personally. I got so many insights when observing and helping them ready with the lessons. Again, I cannot find sufficient words to express my gratitude for this program.

One among so many enriching experiences that my mentee and I have together is to share about how God works through us in the field of education. We come to believe that it is not our qualities and endeavors who made us worthy to be teachers. It is grace who make us brave enough to take up this calling  and go through such dynamics of teaching hearts and training minds. As human being, we sometimes feel that being teacher is so demanding and impossible. In front of us are such beautiful souls who have scars and burdens. Only the Lord who can touch them and heal them, We are but his servants who do his will, so that He can work out His great plan for his beloved children.

It is through simple sharing and reflections together shortly after teaching, we becomes refreshed and encouraged to move on. And the most beautiful of all is to witness how good the Lord is in providing specific grace to do what is impossible. We are walking with God in the classroom. We build and scaffold each other. In the moment when we are down, we remind each other that what we need to do is to 'listen and do whatever He tells us'.

Truly, it is so moving when the children start to show sobriety to consciously choose the right way, to deliberately decide walking according to what we have been telling them so. There are times when the students 'accidentally' quoted what we have been saying in the midst of difficult decision that they have to make.

Just this morning I heard the news that all students teacher who are doing their teaching block in Palembang are going to be evacuated to Jakarta due to the smoke disaster in this city. This is very sudden and I feel sympathy for them because they need to finish their final project for the thesis at this school but  they need to leave earlier. But  I am glad with the fact that they would find safer haven for learning and doing their educational research. I keep praying for them, for my mentee especially please keep learning and being even more sensitive toward what God desires for you, your future. Be blessing and light in the new place. Thanks, Miss Heny!