Monday, April 15, 2013

Days are Few


98 Days… I can hardly believe that is how much time I have left before I leave. So what do these days look like?
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Our little plants
62 Days till my time at East Linn is up. 40 days of the 62I get to teach my students. It is hard to believe that God has had me here for 4 years. It seems more like 10 years. During these days I have the opportunity to learn with my students more about Indonesia as we prepare to teach other classes. We will re-pot our plants at least once more.

I could go on with the many educational things that we will do. However, the thing I look forward to most is the learning/teaching of the Gospel with my students.
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View of track from my classroom

40 Days of track and field left. 12 days of those that will have track meets. At the beginning of my years at East Linn if you had told me that I would be coaching track I would have thought you were talking about the wrong guy. Now I could not imagine this time without the many high school students I was able to spend time with. God has taught me valuable things each year.


Days are numbered for many other things here in Oregon. While thinking about this I am reminded of Psalm 90:12 "So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom." 
This comes from a section that Moses wrote that stresses time and how it passes. My prayer is that I would live by God's priorities and that God would guide me to be faithful in the next 98 days.

Indonesia side update:
I am officially teaching Grade 1
I get to teach with two other Grade 1 teachers that I went to Corban with (very excited for that)
I think I am the first male Grade 1 teacher they have had (the kids are in for a surprise:)

Please pray as I prepare:
That I would finish this year well
That I would understand all I need to pack (down to 31 tshirts :)
Most of all that I continually seek God and serve Him