Naomi and I are sitting next to each other in the cyber cafe. It seems almost unbelievable that it has only been a week since she arrived!!!
Time has just flown this week, and it has been a busy one. The Nursery class at Calcutta Emmanuel School got started and is going well. Naomi is helping with that. I have offered to help with the teaching of Scripture classes at school. It looks like I will be helping in Class 7 and 8. They just have one lesson a week. Compassion International has a curriculum which I wasn't able to open and read. Hopefully I will get more information tomorrow at church from the woman who has been teaching Scripture and her techy husband who is also going to help take classes. Both lessons will be on Mondays! This Monday is a holiday . . . yes . . . three this week, but one of them is Sat!!!
Tues night we had a special meeting at church. Tony Sargeant shared from his recent trips to areas of the world that don't often get reported on where the Father is really working. It was a very encouraging time. I was already at 48 Ripon Street because of my English class. I was so tired the next day that I didn't want to get out of bed!!!
Wed I took two periods with Class 3. It didn't go as I would have wanted it to. The rote method of instruction that they are used to and the way I am used to teaching is a challenge. Perhaps not trying to do two back to back periods is a possible answer. I am also planning to spend time with Class 4.
We didn't do Ruth this week which was a miscommunication! Unfortunately we missed the 12th because it was a holiday and will miss the 26th also because of a holiday!
English classes on Tues and Fri are highlights of my week. They are eager students (adults that work in our informal education classes in the slums called Pavement Clubs). They think I am a wonderful teacher. So, it is an unbeatable combination!!! The hour passes very quickly!
Another highlight of the week is continuing to read the Narnia stories before bed. We started Prince Caspian last night!
Next Sat is a special pooja (idol worship) for girls. I have been talking with Premila and Naomi today about how we could do something special for the girls at Pauline Bhavan. One of our girls, the only Xn in her school, is under a lot of pressure to attend. Lord, show us what to do!
A team from the Ukraine is coming this week for three weeks. They are due to spend time with us on Thurs, a holiday . . . Republic Day. I am hoping that they can do some fun things with our kids!
Tues as I was traveling across town by bus, it seemed like winter got switched off!!! I've heard that it is supposed to rain again and go back into the 50s, let's see. The longer we can put off the heat the better!!!
Time has just flown this week, and it has been a busy one. The Nursery class at Calcutta Emmanuel School got started and is going well. Naomi is helping with that. I have offered to help with the teaching of Scripture classes at school. It looks like I will be helping in Class 7 and 8. They just have one lesson a week. Compassion International has a curriculum which I wasn't able to open and read. Hopefully I will get more information tomorrow at church from the woman who has been teaching Scripture and her techy husband who is also going to help take classes. Both lessons will be on Mondays! This Monday is a holiday . . . yes . . . three this week, but one of them is Sat!!!
Tues night we had a special meeting at church. Tony Sargeant shared from his recent trips to areas of the world that don't often get reported on where the Father is really working. It was a very encouraging time. I was already at 48 Ripon Street because of my English class. I was so tired the next day that I didn't want to get out of bed!!!
Wed I took two periods with Class 3. It didn't go as I would have wanted it to. The rote method of instruction that they are used to and the way I am used to teaching is a challenge. Perhaps not trying to do two back to back periods is a possible answer. I am also planning to spend time with Class 4.
We didn't do Ruth this week which was a miscommunication! Unfortunately we missed the 12th because it was a holiday and will miss the 26th also because of a holiday!
English classes on Tues and Fri are highlights of my week. They are eager students (adults that work in our informal education classes in the slums called Pavement Clubs). They think I am a wonderful teacher. So, it is an unbeatable combination!!! The hour passes very quickly!
Another highlight of the week is continuing to read the Narnia stories before bed. We started Prince Caspian last night!
Next Sat is a special pooja (idol worship) for girls. I have been talking with Premila and Naomi today about how we could do something special for the girls at Pauline Bhavan. One of our girls, the only Xn in her school, is under a lot of pressure to attend. Lord, show us what to do!
A team from the Ukraine is coming this week for three weeks. They are due to spend time with us on Thurs, a holiday . . . Republic Day. I am hoping that they can do some fun things with our kids!
Tues as I was traveling across town by bus, it seemed like winter got switched off!!! I've heard that it is supposed to rain again and go back into the 50s, let's see. The longer we can put off the heat the better!!!
No comments:
Post a Comment