Our first week of ministry here in Chaiyaphum has been spent visiting two primary schools nearby. During the mornings and part of the afternoons we rotate between grade levels and classrooms and teach English, and on the first afternoon at each school we have been performing an assembly in front of the entire school and staff. No one on our team is a teacher, or considers themselves great with kids, so we have really seen God’s strength, energy, and creativity come to life. Not to mention his grace! The contents of the assembly program were left completely up to us to plan, with the goal being to share about Jesus. I was suprised to learn that the schools are perfectly ok with this; because we teach English for free they let us do and say whatever we want in the assembly.
We put together a combination of dramas, songs, and short testimonies that never fails to get the kid’s attention. Some parts are serious, many are funny, and our team has enjoyed working together in every performance. It refreshes me when I hear their laughter and see their smiles as the crazy Americans entertain them.
Today we helped mix concrete and make a foundation for the concrete wall Ram and her family are creating around their property. It has been a nice change in pace and is giving each of us some time to reflect, consider new ideas for teaching, and get some laundry done! Later Ram and her family are going to show us some property they’re hoping to buy for future ministry purposes and take us fishing…You really never know what is going to happen next here in Chaiyaphum.
