I was a lacks blogger towards the end of part one of my trip and then I got to go home for a month and no one need to read a blog about the cold that I fought over that month. So we’ll skip over that to some reflections about my first three months.. I will bullet point my “take-away’s” (those things that have changed me) from my first few months.
Take-away #1: I love teaching! This is such a huge blessing and excitement. Ever since graduating from college without an “Mrs degree” (bad Christian college joke) I have struggled to figure out what exactly it is I’m supposed to me doing with myself that is not only impactful but fun and engaging. It’s been a rough three year process but finding such joy in teaching is so wonderful. I even want to go back to school for my credential so there are new things on the horizon.
Take-Away #2: Poverty is not just a lack of finances but a powerful world-view. Being raised in extreme poverty defines the way you see the world, what it has to offer you and what you have to offer it. Not only does it consume how you spend your time but it shapes the way you think. And as with any so-far unsolved problem there is not one perfect solution.
Take-Away #3: Living in community is hard! Sharing very close quarters with people, no matter how delightful, becomes difficult. We learn very hard things about ourselves and our own hearts when we get so close to others that not only can we get hurt but we can hurt other people. You begin to see your own selfishness brought to light and it feels bad but in the end it produces so much good as you learn to grow and change.
Take-away #1: I love teaching! This is such a huge blessing and excitement. Ever since graduating from college without an “Mrs degree” (bad Christian college joke) I have struggled to figure out what exactly it is I’m supposed to me doing with myself that is not only impactful but fun and engaging. It’s been a rough three year process but finding such joy in teaching is so wonderful. I even want to go back to school for my credential so there are new things on the horizon.
Take-Away #2: Poverty is not just a lack of finances but a powerful world-view. Being raised in extreme poverty defines the way you see the world, what it has to offer you and what you have to offer it. Not only does it consume how you spend your time but it shapes the way you think. And as with any so-far unsolved problem there is not one perfect solution.
Take-Away #3: Living in community is hard! Sharing very close quarters with people, no matter how delightful, becomes difficult. We learn very hard things about ourselves and our own hearts when we get so close to others that not only can we get hurt but we can hurt other people. You begin to see your own selfishness brought to light and it feels bad but in the end it produces so much good as you learn to grow and change.
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