This month is Manistry for Gap N. Manistry is a time that each squad has for all the men to go off away from the women and do ministry together. When I first heard about Manistry I was super excited and my head instantly went to a jungle or village in the middle of nowhere, building houses and cooking over open fires. And then we found out we were teaching English. I was honestly bummed but still thankful we got to have Manistry so I decided to commit and give everything I have to teaching these 3-5 year olds.
Let me tell you, it takes a special anointing and blessing from the Lord to be a full time elementary school teacher. I’ve taught these kids for a week and a half and at the end of every class I’m absolutely wiped. I have a constant headache and usually a child attached to my body somewhere, whether playing with my hair or jumping on my back. It’s hard.
As I’ve been attempting to teach these students, I’ve constantly had to fight the lie that what I’m doing isn’t making an impact for the Kingdom. There are times when I feel more like a babysitter than a teacher. I can’t verbally share the Gospel with these kids because they don’t speak English, so the enemy has been whispering to me that what I’m doing doesn’t matter. But what I’ve had to remind myself of is the fact that the Lord is faithful, and He loves and cares about these kids more than I do. Maybe I will never see the fruit of my labor, but I trust that the Lord will move in the lives of these students long after I leave Cambodia. As believers, we are called to love people. So if all I do for these kids is hug on them, hold their hands, play silly games, and maybe help them learn some English, all I can do is love. And I’m trusting the Lord that loving on these kids is planting seeds in their hearts.
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.” 1 John 4:7
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