Design Boat Competition!
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My first week back at teaching was a huge blessing and I really did enjoy it. I missed the students and it was good to see that all of them were back and ready to learn, happy and healthy. Praise God!
To finish off my weeks, I teach a Design and Technology course to my Year 8 students, and this time, rather than doing the boring approach of writing notes on how to build a boat on the board, I had them do it. They had the following instructions:
1) you have only 1 hour to complete the task
2) you must use all your materials (a stick, 3 straws, 1 sq ft of aluminum foil, a bottle, and a piece of pink paper).
3) your boat must be able to hold 50, 1 Taka Coins without sinking.
So they went at it and the results were great, we then tested them in a giant bowl of water. It was fun, and although a bit chaotic (as most things are not only in Dhaka, but at the Year 8 level in any school), I think the students enjoyed actually being able to DO something in order to learn, rather than listening to me blab a the front of the room for an hour and a half!
Other than these simple events, my week has had a few trials, as most do, and I am still growing in faith. I am learning to trust in God more than I ever had, and by this I mean REALLY trust Him. I used to, and perhaps you can relate, state that I was trusting Him, and make a "plan B" in the back of my mind whilst still hoping that the God of the universe would "pull through." How many times in your life do you "trust God" but have a "plan B"? Is that really trust?
I am learning quickly here that there is no room for an escape route with God, that either I trust Him completely or I fail and fall apart. It has been a new experience for me. The best part about trusting in God is that He is the ONLY person who will NEVER let you down.
More soon, I have a busy weekend ahead of me. :)
In Christ,
Corinne.
3 comments:
I want to take your class. It sounds like so much fun
"The best part about trusting in God is that He is the ONLY person who will NEVER let you down."
So true! He is the Rock of our salvation, and our source of all truth. He is righteousness. He is called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace (Isa. 9:6).
Human sin and weakness and frailty causes us to be very difficult to trust. But with the believers, in our God-given love for one another, we are able to trust each other regardless of our shortcomings. We know that when and if we do let one another down, God grants us a forgiving heart, and even better, He promotes unity in the Body of Christ through us! On our foundation, we are fitly framed together.
"Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit." (Eph. 2:19-22)
"...be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." (Eph. 4:31-32)
I find in Christ the foundation for finally being able to trust people again, especially those in the body of Christ. To those, I trust in response to Christ's love for me.
I must say these grade 8 students are doing a splendid job by the looks of it! Cori you are a great teacher :) Thanks for the comments Aaron as I agree that Christ is the only way we can begin that foundation. Love you Cori Adam <><
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