At the church I attended when I was little, George Beacham, a missionary, led the singing. It was pretty obvious he loved to sing and one of the choruses he would always lead with great gusto was "Showers of Blessing." Now I'm sure you can imagine missionaries who came from rain starved locations loving this song...
"Showers, showers of blessing,
Showers of blessing we need.
Mercy drops round us are falling
But for the showers we plead."
Anyway, as I think about the things that have happened in the last couple of months, I feel like standing up and singing this one with great gusto because I do feel like the blessings have been raining down.
Here's one huge reason. Last year was an incredibly difficult year in the classroom for me. I had a group of kids that were extremely challenging. There were days I wondered if I had gone wrong somewhere in the process of setting up my expectations for them because every single day there was something to deal with! This year God has blessed me with an incredible class. They work together. They are kind to one another. They listen when I teach. But they've still got that spark to them that keeps the classroom interesting. It's a joy to get up and go to school every day!
Yesterday, I received another blessing. My church informed me that they will be taking on a significant chunk of my support when I return to Sahel Academy. It is such an incredible encouragement to me to know that they desire to have a part in praying for me and sending me to Niger! At this moment about 27% of the monthly support I need to go has been promised.
Wow! Wow! Wow!
What a faithful God I serve!
Anyway, as I think about the things that have happened in the last couple of months, I feel like standing up and singing this one with great gusto because I do feel like the blessings have been raining down.
Here's one huge reason. Last year was an incredibly difficult year in the classroom for me. I had a group of kids that were extremely challenging. There were days I wondered if I had gone wrong somewhere in the process of setting up my expectations for them because every single day there was something to deal with! This year God has blessed me with an incredible class. They work together. They are kind to one another. They listen when I teach. But they've still got that spark to them that keeps the classroom interesting. It's a joy to get up and go to school every day!
Yesterday, I received another blessing. My church informed me that they will be taking on a significant chunk of my support when I return to Sahel Academy. It is such an incredible encouragement to me to know that they desire to have a part in praying for me and sending me to Niger! At this moment about 27% of the monthly support I need to go has been promised.
Wow! Wow! Wow!
What a faithful God I serve!
I'm glad your class is better behaved and more enjoyable this year. And how wonderful that your church here will support your stay in Niger!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Beth!
ReplyDeleteIt's so good to hear that things are going well for you. :) We are all having a grand ol' time here in Taiwan. We actually have a typhoon day today. Can you believe it? So no school and more time to catch up on work, house stuff, and e-mails! It's great to have a day of rest like this. Praying for you.
Hey Beth,
ReplyDeleteWe need to get registered for our class. I checked the calendar a few weeks ago, but have completely forgotten the dates. We need a Sat. And the best times for me would be 1-3, I think.