First week in the books

We have completed our first week, and it is now in the books. We are pioneering a new school, laying the ground work for future teams. That is our primary purpose. As a team, we must make a good impression if the school is to invite another team next summer. As well, we are laying the ground work for year long teachers. It is a privilege to work in this field.

This week has, as far as classroom and afternoon activities are concerned, gone well. Yesterday, a team member popped the cork that she didn’t feel that we were coming together as a team. I must concur. But I also realize that it isn’t about us, it is about God, and what He may be doing in each one of us, and it is about the students as well as the adults we are meeting. What is He doing in them? We may do our job well, we may each be challenged and thus changed, and we may share the good news, but we may not fully come together as a team.

This is a fact that I’ve been aware of since day one when I first met the team. I believe I mentioned something in earlier posts. There is one person who is vying for leadership and is causing waves. That is okay, because maybe she needs to learn how to give up control. This is what He worked on me, the first time I went to China. Each subsequent, I’ve had a new layer peeled off. It may be painful, but needed. Regardless, I know that the fields are ripe, and the workers are few, and I also know that this country is spiritually dark and in need of strong workers, and that we are working the ground and preparing for future workers. Please keep us in your daily thoughts.