Showing Gods love even when you aren’t even allowed to mention His name is one of the hardest things to do. This month I’ve been in Vietnam. It’s a very busy country! The streets are always flooded with people. No matter how late it is. I can’t even count on my fingers anymore how many times I’ve almost been hit by a motorbike. The people of Vietnam are also very to themselves. They don’t get all up in your face to sell you something, beg, or to talk to you. A big thing is they love to stare as you walk by. Their food is also very different. I’ve eaten things like soup for breakfast. Some of us tried frog legs. I’ve had things in from of me that I can’t even begin to tell you what it is because I honestly have no idea what it is. The teens here and some of the adults are obsessed with Justin Bieber and Adam Levine. It has been such an interesting experience and I can’t wait to explore more of Asia!
So ministry for me this month has been teaching in a High School. I have been teaching a few classes English! At first I was very skeptical about it because I can barely speak English properly myself! So the first day I was extremely nervous. For some classes I was given material and other classes I had to come up with my own. Little did I know that I would actually fall in love with teaching! When I walked into each classroom the kids were very sweet, absolutely hilarious and very willing to learn English. As time went by I found it easier and easier to connect with the kids. I was put in classrooms with kids who had a harder time learning the language and it kinda reminded me of myself. Growing up I always struggled in school. So I started using ways that I felt like would of helped me in that situation. I made things fun. At least I think I did. Classes would start out so boring and awkward then turn into a time of laughing. There were two students that I absolutely loved! Will and Kevin! I guess I was being too boring and serious that they decided to lighten up the mood by making laugh. For some reason Kevin was starring at me so I did it right back at him. He then got this smirk on his face and then winked at me. I couldn’t stop laughing! Then Will got my attention, did something weird with his eyebrows, and then said Bonjor. Man those boys has me rolling by the end of class. I remember that I use to hate school and now having the opportunity to be a teacher has made me like it a little bit better. It was harder than I thought saying goodbye to them on Thursday.
Vietnam is a closed country, so we aren’t allowed to mention our religion or ask people if they want to accept Christ. So our ministry was basically building relationship with the teachers and students and showing them that we were different. It was so hard not to mention Christ. Especially when they would start drilling us with questions. I do know that we were some kind of influence because I’ve already gotten messages from my students asking advice about hard things.
What has God taught me this month? This month God has taught me how important it is to live out a Christian life. How my actions are really important and literally everyone is watching you even when you don’t expect it. How to walk in freedom and joy.
Thank you all so much for your support and prayers!!!
