When I arrived here in Taiwan in September, all of my teammates had just finished teaching camps all summer. As you can imagine, I heard a lot of different stories…some of them good, and some of them not so good…so I really had know idea what to expect when I came here to Nantou to teach at winter English camps. I started out helping with the camp in Yong Le, switching after a few days to start a new one in Ying Pan and then moving on to a final one in Jiji this week. Whew! In other words they have been keeping us really busy. It hasn’t been too hard though because God blessed us with an awesome group of TA’s to work with during these couple weeks.
The beginning of camps God gave me a verse that has been my theme for service here and I think it is still just as applicable as our time here draws to a close.
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10
God has created us and created specific works just for us. We may not always recognize them as something super spiritual or spectacular, but we are told that if we but receive a little child in Jesus name we have done it unto Him and I think that is one of the works that He is calling us to do here this week.
I also came here expecting to reach out and serve the TA’s, but in so many ways they have been an encouragement to me in their flexibility and willingness to go the extra mile. I sometimes feel that my part is so small in what I do, but yet God in His sovereign plan placed me here for a purpose. Again it may not be something spectacular, or significant in my eyes, but my prayer is that somehow during the short time we have left together, they may see more of Him.
Christina Furrow
From Hualien, serving at the winter camp in Jiji
