ebenezer: March 2008

I am so sorry it has been so long since I have updated my blog .... Things have been crazy here since Christmas. The new semester at school has been fast paced and truly a delight. Our school operates under the british, Cambridge curriculum so our students have to take large grade level exams at the end of the year (pretty much like AP exams and EOCs in the states). Needless to say we are now rushing to get all the material and review done in time!

In February I went to Kuwait (through Dubai) for a Cambridge curriculum conference. It was a great experience and opportunity to meet teachers from all over Africa and the Middle East and to also learn more about the curriculum I am trying to teach. Kuwait was so different from living here it was unbelievable. So much wealth and prosperity from the oil industry which was so hard to see in light of the people we see everyday here in Africa. If only they could have enough for a good meal and the medical treatment they need. It is amazing how our understanding of need changes when we live in the environment we do. And how our heart is stirred to promote change and to try to make a difference in the lives we can.

We also just finished basketball season here and I really enjoyed coaching the high school girls basketball teams along with another teacher here at school, Christy. It is always such a blessing to spend time with students outside of class and get to know them better. It was a great season for that and to watch the teams grow together and learn as the season went on. We weren't all that good, but the girls played hard and that is important.

Relationships with students and teachers are continuing to grow and I am already getting sad about the seniors leaving us in just a couple months. I will miss them a lot and am so thankful for the opportunity I have had to get to know them.