I sat in the corner fighting back tears and the urge to get up and walk out. I was fed up, frustrated, and furious. Nothing I could do was helping in the situation.
Back home I teach at a preschool and I love it. The smiles, laughter, and joy from the kids make the job worthwhile. Here in Colombia where I do not know Spanish to the h the kids or communicate with them is hard. It sucks.
I sat in Sunday school with a group of kids and I had no idea how to communicate with them. I was fed up with the lack of English they knew and the lack of Spanish I knew. I was frustrated at myself for not trying to learn some Spanish before I left. I was furious because I was unable to help them.
Teaching is something I see myself doing forever and not being able to teach these kids really upset me. Then God brought me to the prayer I had prayed the night before. “Lord, I want to be more intentional with the kids and show them the love You show me everyday.” I could not portray God’s love if I was upset.
I decided to do something all little kids understand. I started to draw. All I had was a black coloring pencil and I started drawing a picture of myself. As the kids saw what I was doing they began to bring me markers. They all started smiling and passing the picture around.
Even though I was unable to teach a Sunday school lesson I was able to refocus on the love of Jesus and hopefully that was shown to the kids. As my time here in Colombia continues, I ask for prayer over me and my team that we are able to continually show love to the kids and tell them about Jesus.
