Christ's Look at the Heart

Putt putting for my birthday!

So what do you do when your ball never comes out? You ask a guard to jump over a fence so he can use a long stick to remove rocks and then our golfballs. I attempted first but obviously failed.

The third grade class(use to be my second graders) made me a beautiful card for my birthday.

Math fun in 2nd grade! It looks like playing but I promise they are exploring their manipulatives.

We gave out all the school supplies that my church back home donated during the summer and during VBS. Thank you so much as the kids really loved them! Isn't his face adorable?

This is actually an organized line of kids getting their school supplies.

My 2nd grade class showing off their belts of truth that Christ has equipped us with. Somehow we manage to learn something.

Week 2 down and only.... don't worry I haven't started to count the weeks left until school is over, it would be too depressing! Although, I rather love teaching and am staying positive so I can just enjoy each beautiful day the Lord has given. The week started as a typical week with trying to get kids in routine and keeping patience. However, Tuesday brought a new twist to the week as I found myself running to the bathroom while teaching to well, I will keep details to myself. By 10:00, I was already sent home, feeling rejected, and hating to leave my kids already! Somehow, I managed to sleep and woke in time to begin the first kids club meeting. Some of my friends thought I should be in bed, but obviously the all knew better than to try to deter me from my kids! Afterall, this was the first one and I had so many school supplies to give away thanks to my beautiful church family! Praise to the Lord, I made it through the time and the kids loved the supplies. There were so thankful as always and left with glistening smiles. They did miss reading as they love that part but I promised them for next time. Thank you so much for all of you who donated supplies, money, or books to these precious ones on the street. They are so appreciative and love getting new supplies to begin a fresh year which starts in September. I do love these children and am so thankful to have friendships with them as they run and hug as from down the street. Oh funny story. One night one of the boys was asking who the mama and papa were with my and then we all left. I said they were my parents. Then he asked if they were rich. I said, they have some money but why do you ask? He asked if they took a car here and then I explained they took a plane which fly over all the time. Of course to them, you must be rich to get all the way over here. Then he asked me what color they were either black or fair. This striked me as funny since it seemed obvious and even another little boy said, "well of couse fair like her." We are so quick to put color on everything but to them, they didn't see a difference. God bless little difference. Also, a lot of them have never had a close interaction with white people so they do become inquisitive and play with my hair saying how soft it is or asking what happened when they see all of my freckles. They are going to be curious and a lot of times frightened as this is how we can be portrayed but the kids in this neighborhood know we love them and that we will tell them all about Jesus. There is nothing sweeter than hearing "Sister Christy" or "Making Melodies in my Heart"(song we sing) while running down the road.

After I recovered from my little illness, the rest of the week went smoothly. I am getting into the groove of teaching and the kids are having fun, well I hope! During bible, we were talking about Moses and the burning bush. I was giving them some background information and asked them who found Moses when he was in the basket. I then received the answer Mary and when they knew that wasn’t correct, I got the Ferry’s mother. You just have to love second graders! I wish I wrote down more than what I can remember in all they say all day long but God has made such amazing children with inquisitive minds. During the weekend, we took all the new teachers to Madina, the market. Just think, 10 obruneis on one trotro! It was hilarious and I can only imagine what the Ghanaians were thinking. I just feel so alive when I am on a trotro well usually with a lot of Ghanians but just living life in beautiful Ghana despite the fumes and smells! (I really don’t want to know how my lungs look!) Every moment in Ghana is an adventure and you just have to open and take what is given to you.

God’s love is everlasting and I am so thankful that He has given us the opportunity to love others. I love all of you and please keep in touch!

We have just started a bible study on David from Beth Moore and I was reminded of 1 Samuel 16:7 which at the end of the verse says "The man looks at the outward appearaance, but the Lord looks at the heart." So many times we and myself are quick to judge others by looks, especially kids on the street who are filthy andd have probably been in the gutter. They might be the least likeable candidate for love but boy are they loved by God! God knows their pure hearts and how much he loves us. It is only fitting that I also look to the Ghanaian people and all people I interact with to see them through their heart then just appearance.