...the tough get going?
Honestly, this week has been one of the toughest out here in Mongolia, perhaps just due to physical exhaustion. The days have been so busy with our teaching program (usually we teach in pairs but since we only have 4 teachers, I taught a class of 15-20 by myself). It shouldn't seem too bad but I happened to get sick this week so it was a rough 3 hours each day, trying to engage the students, be funny/interesting, and teach good lessons. I really praise God for how He sustained me as well as my teammates (Taurus, Chloe and Mei--Lorin was on a trip to Lanzhou). This week was definitely a stretch physically, mentally and spiritually. In order to establish better relationships with the students, we hung out with them directly after our lessons until late into the afternoon, which meant we skipped lunch for the past few days. With all the nonstop interacting, the never-ending vacuuming/mopping/washing cups after the kids leave, and also being in full-swing of our college ministry, life has been crazy.
On top of it all, this week the temperature got pretty brutally cold (lows of -25 degrees Celsius (-13 Fahrenheit)), to the point where I didn't want to go outside anymore (partially because I was sick). Despite the difficulties of the week, it definitely drew our team closer and brought us to our knees in prayer. Not only did a handful of children pray to receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior, but we were able to grow closer to these School 50 students and try to shower them with as much love and affection of Christ as possible. All in all, I'm very thankful for this rough week-- the Lord be praised!!
