Filling in the Gap

This week, my student teaching is coming to a close. I am giving a test in Social Studies and a test in Bible and on Wednesday I am officially done teaching in the fifth grade. In the last month and a half or so I have been working on figuring out what next semester will hold. After the jungle trip, I determined that I wanted to pursue returning in the spring to be a substitute and help with all the details of the move. A couple weeks ago, I was called into the principal’s office and offered a part time position teaching Middle School and High School ESL. I have accepted the position and will be returning to Bandung January 8^th. I am so excited, but still can hardly believe that I have my first real job. God has been faithful in his timing and is currently working out every stressful detail that comes up. A year ago, I was trying to wrap my mind around the fact that He was sending me here to student teach, and now I am calling this place my home and the people that I have met here my family. God is good, and I am excited to see how he uses this next semester to shape and mold my character. As far as in the fall, that is still up in the air until December decisions are made and we know what positions are available, but as of right now I am hoping to return in the fall.

In the last few weeks of this semester before I return to the states for Christmas, I will be working on taking care of the details that go into me being an actual employee here, and would really appreciate your prayers in that. I will also be doing some more observation in the other elementary grades and begin spending some time in the ESL classes to get a feel for what I will be doing next semester. It is hard to believe that this semester is almost over, but it is amazing to see how much I have grown because of the experiences I have had.