This past week I was given the opportunity to help at the school. I am mot going to lie; i was really nervous and a little scared that they would make me teach.
Just to give you some info- There are about 100 kids at the school, and the school consists of about 4-5 classrooms that are connected to a hallway/sidewalk that is outside.
Anyways, Monday morning Madison and I headed to the school, and when we got there they sent her to preschool and me to first and second grade which are the most spirited of the bunch. The teacher greeted me with a look desperation on her face since the kids were being abnormally wild.
Then, she took 6 of them, put them outside the classroom, and told me to discipline them and teach them antonyms and review multiplication tables with them. It was loads of fun, and I surprised myself with my ability to teach and in Spanish none the less.
Tuesday was very similar to Monday except on tuesday I was given 8 different kids and was told to teach on pollution and how to care for the environment. We were right outside the classroom in the hallwayish area which is always chaotic. The teaching went well……but by no means was it easy. At some point I had children singing at the top of their lungs at my far right, preschoolers dancing in a conga line on my right, a few very wired children running through the classroom behind me, another man trying to teach a group of kids on my left, and construction 100 yards in front of our little classroomish area.
Yesterday (they did not have school on Wednesday and Thursday) went a little different. The women who I had been helping with told me she needed to get everything in order for the Father's Day party (fathers day was the other day here). She left me in her classroom to look after and teach all the first and second graders.
Teaching them all at once was…..well….difficult to say the least. It was Friday and everyone was excited about the party/activity/shindig that was fixing to take place. No one really wanted to stay in their seats, keep their hands to themselves, or talk in anything but a loud voice #understatement. Despite all the very extreme emotions the kids were feeling and distractions, we still were able to learn a significant amount of material.
Now, I was always told I could never be a teacher for several reasons- my handwriting is….very lacking in elegance, I have a unique thought process, and sometimes I appear to be very disorganized to the outside world. However, the lord really spoke to me this past week. 
He showed me that He can use me to absolutely anything even if I feel incapable. Also, the power of His spirit was revealed to me through my work at the school seeing as Anna on her own does not have the peace, strength, or patience to push through and embrace chaotic situations. Teaching those kids took all that I had and I had to lean on The Lord and trust that he would give me energy, patience, wisdom, confidence, etc.
Being able to see the hearts of all those kids was so rewarding, and The Lords truly blessed me through it. I was challenged this week, and while I was very fearful going into it, I am now so very confident in my abilities when I abide in Him and let His spirit move me.
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