this is xiuwen. she has a lovely smile. very teachable. very clingy. but very cute (:
this is ruifeng. he is very smart. a primary 1 boy. but i heard that when he was in K2, he could already do P2's work. i enjoy teaching him. cause he's a fast learner (: and he's smile is gorgeous.
this is angel. she's a lil hard to teach. because of her random attitude problem. working on it.but she's quite an adult (: haha. she's p3 i think.
this is my buddy at work. caron. she has a great heart. and great patience. a virtue i must learn from her. haha.
this is my dear p1 jonathan. he's bogay.. but very small and cute.
my whole week at student care has taught me quite a lot of lessons.
1) respect must be earned not demanded.
look at auntie imm, jacinta or frankie. they have their way of handling kids. although they're fierce, the kids still respect them.
2) it takes a lot of compassion, patience and love to deal with the special children. but i'm deeply reminded that Jesus loves little children. so i pray that i will have a heart like Jesus.
3) taking care of childrens are very challenging. you've to be alert at all times and not let your guard down. or things might happen.
4) it is not the shouting, the screaming, the scolding at children that disciplines them. it is the reasoning, the heart that tells them you care and you love them that helps them obey you.
5) i've been reminded to keep relying on God's strength and not mine. afterall, this is God's ministry. not mine, not auntie imm, not auntie margaret. i'm not working for the sake of getting a job. but it's a ministry that touches life.
so this are the main points i got out of one week. it had been really tough. but this is a race marked out for me at this moment. i want to end off well. to be a fulfillment. God has placed me in Telok Kurau to do a different work. it may seem tough at first. but i know that there are things that i need to do. and this really reminds me of my objective in working at student care.
and so dear friends, my prayer request this season is that:
1) i will be able to have that heart like Jesus who loves little children
2) i will have patience and endurance to deal with these children
3) i will be healthy and not fall sick so easily (i'm doing smth bout it.)
4) that i will always remember that it's God ministry and to rely on his strength.
5) that my righteousness is not mine, its from God.
6) provide me with many opportunities to touch lives
7) to love the unlovable with all my heart.
8) not to be too emotionally attached to all the children. but to be brave and move on to telok kurau primary in two weeks time.
i know my prayer request is long. but please keep me in prayers.
with lots of love.
valentine's post coming up next.
