" Children are a blessing from the Lord! "
" Ni da Mama?" I turned to see where the little excited voices have come from. Was I talking to my mom? Yes I was. Shaking my head softly and laughing a little to myself, I thought of how some people would think it very annoying to have children come and inturrupt you while in the middle of something. I asked my mom to hold on for a second as I asked one of my students if they would like to talk to my mom on the phone. With wide eyes and a very timid but detirmined, little girl said yes. I laughed to myself as I noticed how nervous she was, I could just see the list of English vocabulary words running through her head, trying to remember them all in case she needed to use them. The small conversation that followed was not quite so trying as she expected. She soon relaxed and began to ask my mom questions and answer my mom's questions. "Gail?" she repeated more like a question, and looked at me with a smile. Giggling a little, I reasured her that yes, my mom's name was Gail just like the little girl in our English curriculium. She then proceeded to ask my mom how old she was. I had to laugh out loud for that one. All of a sudden she looked at me with the look of " I don't understand her anymore." My mom must have said a number that we hadn't yet covered in class yet. "Ni ting budong ma? " I asked. (Do you understand what you are hearing?) " Wo ting budong!" I don't understand what I am hearing.) she replied with a puzzled look as she handed me my cell phone. That was the end of the conversation. She bounced away happily, as the other students followed her saying " Ta shou shemne?" (What did she say?) With most of the students no longer by my side I began to confirm to my mom that she had heard right. Yes, her name was Kandy, she was 10 years old, and in the 4th grade. As the class bell began to ring once again I hung up with my mom. Thanking the Lord silently for the joy that kids bring I headed to class. What class was I teaching next? Kandy's class. So what's my advice for the day? Take time to see what kind of blessing a child can bring to your day. That might be just the thing God has placed in your path to remind you He's still the one who gives you the joy in life.
Mai Lewis,
Ying Pan
