The Most Amazing Day!

Well folks, I had the most amazing day today, and I thought you'd all like to hear about it! I've been having a tough week here at UP, feeling discouraged and frustrated. It seemed like the kids weren't getting anything I was trying to teach in Bible class, and I was getting very frustrated with their behaviour.

Then, to top things off, just as I reached the height of my frustration, I was supposed to be planning a lesson about Satan. I really just wanted to give up and skip the lesson altogether (coincidence? I think not). Thankfully, I have some great friends here who helped me to plan, and encouraged me to persevere. I spent much of this morning on my knees in prayer, and I was very much humbled by some of the things God revealed to me. He sure took care of any pride that had snuck up on me over the summer! I was brought back to the place where I knew that I could do nothing without God, and that the lesson was in His hands.

Of course, this morning's classes were by far the best I've had yet. The kids were attentive, asked great questions, and kept wanting to talk to me more all throughout the day. So cool to see what God does when we let Him take over!!!

And here's the part I really wanted to share with you:
This afternoon I was hanging out with one of my favourite kids (pictured above) at the park. He was in a kind of thoughtful mood (somewhat uncommon for him - he was the only child in either class this morning that wouldn't listen to a word I said) and as a car drove by he looked at me and asked, "have you ever heard about a car getting out of control?" Random question, I know, but it opened the door for me to talk to him about Britt. When I mentioned the fact that I knew she was in heaven, a discussion began that covered pretty much all the material he refused to listen to in Bible class earlier. God is so fun, and I love how He continues to work through Britt's death, even months afterwards.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you guys know a little about the joy that I'm experiencing here this summer. I hope and pray that you are all seeing God's hands at work in the things around you this summer...I will never cease to be amazed at the things He does.




I love my job!!!