Fridays are those blessed days dedicated to the creation of lesson plans and other needed materials for teaching with the following week.
This last Friday was no different. The English teachers don't have classes on Friday like the rest of the school. So that helps us concentrate entirely on next week. I have three culture, or social studies, classes that I teach. One for each grade level. This coming week I decided I wanted to incorporate beautiful powerpoints that went into more detail than their textbooks. I knocked myself out with those powerpoints too. Discussing with one of my Korean teachers, who aides me in the classroom, how I was doing the powerpoints led to the extension of those lessons with projects and presentations. Where possible, we threw in parts of movies to watch. All of this added another week and a half to one section of a chapter. It is thorough though and hopefully they will pick up more English. I must remember to be more animated in class as well :D
All my classes where I have a Korean helping me teach requires a lesson plan. Those are done. The classes I teach on my own don't even have a curriculum and we are figuring it out as we go. So those classes I gave up on the lesson plans for this coming week. Will try to figure out how much these kids can do in one class period and then try those again. Then there are the co-teaching classes where I show up for 20 minutes, do something random, then leave. The teachers in those classes didn't want me around the last two weeks due to studying for midterms. So I am still trying to figure out what to do for those ones.
Overall though, I feel confident about this coming week. There is no school on Thursday due to a festival, so I only had to plan three days. Granted in one class I planned the next 3.5 weeks. The point is, I am ready. Bring it on!
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Angong
Today we worked at the school for an hour, then the Vice Principle (VP) took us foreign teachers out to play tourist.
We went to the Angong folk village.
The day started out beautiful. The sun was shining. There was a good breeze. We jumped into the VP's car and headed off campus. We drove through Namsan and to Naim. In Naim, we stopped at a market to pick up snacks. Then we continued on our way for another hour.
Once we got to Angong, we drove to the folk village area. We didn't have to pay to drive in because us foreigners were along :) This entire year is tourist year. They let the foreigners do a lot of stuff for free! We parked and went to the Hahoe Mask Museum. They didn't allow pictures in there sadly. There were masks from all around the world with information on all of them. The history behind them. It was absolutely amazing.
After that, we went back to Angong and went out to eat. We went to a traditional Korean restaurant that Elizabeth II had visited. It was amazing!! Totally took a lot of pictures! The food was really good. I can't remember now what any of the dishes was called. I can tell you that it filled me up for the rest of the day. There was strips of beef covered in sauce with toppings. There was a noodle dish. There was a main dish that had many vegetables and chicken and noodles all covered in sauce. The chicken over here, by the way, still has the bone in it. There was fish and fish guts too, but I didn't try it. There were several other small dishes and rice, but I don't remember them much. I was having too much fun ;)
There was a game out on the lawn outside where you throw sticks into pots. It is really fun. We did that while we were waiting for our food to be ready. Of course we took pictures too ;)
After lunch we drove back to the folk village area and once again parked. Then we walked past the museum and the market that is set up there to a bus stop in that folk village area. We took a bus to the folk village itself. When we got off, we went to see a mask dance that was going on. The mask festival is this week. It was really funny even though I didn't understand the Korean words that were spoken. It wasn't just a dance, but a play as well.
Continuing our walk, we went around the entire village. There were so many neat buildings. You could see how the different dwellings were set up. The way that they heated them under the floors. There were some shops too and yes, I couldn't resist buying two or three items. We came to a playground. Their swings are super tall and you are supposed to stand on the swing and make it go that way. Also the teeter totters are meant to be jumped on, and I did pretty well if I say so myself. They are wide, thick boards that aren't more than a foot off the ground.
Down by the river is an amazing cliff. The river is super wide, wider than the Kansas river in Manhattan, KS. There are super wide sandbars. The boulders that fell from the cliff on the other side are more like small hills than boulders. And the trees are so thick and twisted that it is easy to climb them. My camera died at this point so I had others with me take pictures for me with their cameras.
We finally finished and headed back towards the school. We stopped in Namsan for supper. Had an amazing rice dish. You have a mound of fried rice with egg crumbles on top. You also have a sauce with vegetables diced up in it. You mixed the two and enjoy :) That particular dish comes with soup... but the octopus tentacles inside of it convinced us foreigners that we weren't that brave.
Finally we returned and I am not going to lie, I'm exhausted! It was a lot of fun though and I really enjoyed the day. It was well planned. Also the school was generous in not only providing that time off but paying for everything too.
We went to the Angong folk village.
The day started out beautiful. The sun was shining. There was a good breeze. We jumped into the VP's car and headed off campus. We drove through Namsan and to Naim. In Naim, we stopped at a market to pick up snacks. Then we continued on our way for another hour.
Once we got to Angong, we drove to the folk village area. We didn't have to pay to drive in because us foreigners were along :) This entire year is tourist year. They let the foreigners do a lot of stuff for free! We parked and went to the Hahoe Mask Museum. They didn't allow pictures in there sadly. There were masks from all around the world with information on all of them. The history behind them. It was absolutely amazing.
After that, we went back to Angong and went out to eat. We went to a traditional Korean restaurant that Elizabeth II had visited. It was amazing!! Totally took a lot of pictures! The food was really good. I can't remember now what any of the dishes was called. I can tell you that it filled me up for the rest of the day. There was strips of beef covered in sauce with toppings. There was a noodle dish. There was a main dish that had many vegetables and chicken and noodles all covered in sauce. The chicken over here, by the way, still has the bone in it. There was fish and fish guts too, but I didn't try it. There were several other small dishes and rice, but I don't remember them much. I was having too much fun ;)
There was a game out on the lawn outside where you throw sticks into pots. It is really fun. We did that while we were waiting for our food to be ready. Of course we took pictures too ;)
After lunch we drove back to the folk village area and once again parked. Then we walked past the museum and the market that is set up there to a bus stop in that folk village area. We took a bus to the folk village itself. When we got off, we went to see a mask dance that was going on. The mask festival is this week. It was really funny even though I didn't understand the Korean words that were spoken. It wasn't just a dance, but a play as well.
Continuing our walk, we went around the entire village. There were so many neat buildings. You could see how the different dwellings were set up. The way that they heated them under the floors. There were some shops too and yes, I couldn't resist buying two or three items. We came to a playground. Their swings are super tall and you are supposed to stand on the swing and make it go that way. Also the teeter totters are meant to be jumped on, and I did pretty well if I say so myself. They are wide, thick boards that aren't more than a foot off the ground.
Down by the river is an amazing cliff. The river is super wide, wider than the Kansas river in Manhattan, KS. There are super wide sandbars. The boulders that fell from the cliff on the other side are more like small hills than boulders. And the trees are so thick and twisted that it is easy to climb them. My camera died at this point so I had others with me take pictures for me with their cameras.
We finally finished and headed back towards the school. We stopped in Namsan for supper. Had an amazing rice dish. You have a mound of fried rice with egg crumbles on top. You also have a sauce with vegetables diced up in it. You mixed the two and enjoy :) That particular dish comes with soup... but the octopus tentacles inside of it convinced us foreigners that we weren't that brave.
Finally we returned and I am not going to lie, I'm exhausted! It was a lot of fun though and I really enjoyed the day. It was well planned. Also the school was generous in not only providing that time off but paying for everything too.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Skillet
There is a Christian Rock band I really enjoy listening to. The group, Skillet, has so many uplifting messages. They especially resound with teenagers and young adults who may feel overwhelmed at times with life.
There is a song called Hero I have been listening to. Here is some of the lyrics:
Who's gonna fight for what's right?
Who's gonna help us survive?
We're in the fight of our lives
And we're not ready to die
Who's gonna fight for the weak?
Who's gonna make 'em believe?
I've got a hero, I've got a hero
Living in me
It really means a lot to me to have bands out there like this.
Here is what Skillet wrote about this song when they were putting it out:
"This song is the platform over which the whole record was written. Basically every day seems to get weirder, darker and scarier with thousands of people losing their homes and hurting over a wide variety of reasons. You see so much negativity on the news, especially this sense of violence that's getting really crazy. With all this going on, it's easy to feel on the edge, but no matter how dark it gets, there's always hope in a new day and staying positive is the first step. And when you boil it all down, Christ is the one who gives us a reason to live and He's our 'Hero' who's fighting for all of this oppression and injustice."
Music resounds inside of me all day long. I like to put Christian music there that reminds me that Jesus has my back. Jesus will take care of me. Jesus can use me and even if I mess up He will save me just in time.
Skillet has many more amazing songs like Hero. They might be all rock band, but if something brings you closer to Jesus and reminds you of who He is and what He means, then who are we to judge?
There is a song called Hero I have been listening to. Here is some of the lyrics:
Who's gonna fight for what's right?
Who's gonna help us survive?
We're in the fight of our lives
And we're not ready to die
Who's gonna fight for the weak?
Who's gonna make 'em believe?
I've got a hero, I've got a hero
Living in me
It really means a lot to me to have bands out there like this.
Here is what Skillet wrote about this song when they were putting it out:
"This song is the platform over which the whole record was written. Basically every day seems to get weirder, darker and scarier with thousands of people losing their homes and hurting over a wide variety of reasons. You see so much negativity on the news, especially this sense of violence that's getting really crazy. With all this going on, it's easy to feel on the edge, but no matter how dark it gets, there's always hope in a new day and staying positive is the first step. And when you boil it all down, Christ is the one who gives us a reason to live and He's our 'Hero' who's fighting for all of this oppression and injustice."
Music resounds inside of me all day long. I like to put Christian music there that reminds me that Jesus has my back. Jesus will take care of me. Jesus can use me and even if I mess up He will save me just in time.
Skillet has many more amazing songs like Hero. They might be all rock band, but if something brings you closer to Jesus and reminds you of who He is and what He means, then who are we to judge?
Worship Thought
In morning staff worship we learned something pretty cool. In the gospel of Mark, there is a story about Jesus going to the synagogue on the Sabbath. There is a man with a withered hand present. The pharisees are watching eagerly to see if Jesus will unlawfully heal on the Sabbath.
Jesus calls the man forward and then asks the religious leaders a question. "It is lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to kill?"
I have always thought to myself, well that is kinda silly and extreme. Not healing him isn't evil. Not healing him won't kill him. Why the extreme measures?
Turns out that the Jews of that time had a common saying that not doing good when you had a chance to was evil. That purposefully not helping someone when you could was the same thing as killing them. Now I understand Jesus' statement.
Jesus took the pharisees' own words and turned them against them. Jesus was right to be so angry with the pharisees for their hardened hearts. He didn't hesitate then to turn and do that which the pharisees claimed was right (at least in words). He healed the man's withered hand.
Jesus calls the man forward and then asks the religious leaders a question. "It is lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to kill?"
I have always thought to myself, well that is kinda silly and extreme. Not healing him isn't evil. Not healing him won't kill him. Why the extreme measures?
Turns out that the Jews of that time had a common saying that not doing good when you had a chance to was evil. That purposefully not helping someone when you could was the same thing as killing them. Now I understand Jesus' statement.
Jesus took the pharisees' own words and turned them against them. Jesus was right to be so angry with the pharisees for their hardened hearts. He didn't hesitate then to turn and do that which the pharisees claimed was right (at least in words). He healed the man's withered hand.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
The Good with the Bad
Dear bloggers,
I must ask for your indulgence. Typically I try to leave out the negative and useless parts the belong in a diary alone. I want you to see my life through learning eyes and an upbeat heart. This post is not to be... but maybe through writing I will find for myself the lesson that needed to be learned. Or in the case of past experience, relearned.
Today is the only day all week that I teach classes. And then I am only teaching sophomore and freshmen classes. I was informed that all other classes (co-teaching and junior) were either studying for midterms or taking midterms.
I was also informed there would be guests on campus to see how the different classes were going. Particularly the English program the school is running. Thankfully, my classes would be spared as I was new here and still a bit overwhelmed. I would not have to worry about important people visiting my room.
My literature class today started out as expected. The students begging for study time because of the finals they had the rest of the week. I told them I would compromise with them (I already planned this but oh well) and would simply review the 5 elements of a good reader. Instead of continuing our story, they could then study instead. It went well. Each group of tables sent up a representative. I took the last one as there are only four groups. They told what their element was. I repeated and extended what they said. Then I let them have study time. There isn't much to do when they are studying other subjects. Since those subjects are in Korean, I can't help them really either. So I gathered up the material I had for that class and went to my office to put them away. The office has a glass front so I could see what my students are doing and I left the door open. I was only there ten seconds.
Then disaster struck.
I turned and headed to my open office door and was leaving as my Korean teacher who helps me came to get me. There were strangers in black suits in my room looking observant and wise. The visitors had come to my room after all! They came in and I wasn't in the room. They came in and the students were talking in Korean. They came in and there wasn't a lesson in progress. Oh the horror of it all.
I went to the board and rewrote the five main elements. The students who had come up before returned to the front of the classroom (rather smoothly too), and I got another student to come up to take my part in the 5 element review. Then we redid the review.
Before we finished the last one of the guests had watched and left. We all collapsed in relief and smiles. Some the students were outright laughing. I made them finish the review and then put the microphone the students had used away.
The students had enjoyed it. My Korean teacher and I were mortified. Found out later that the guests had high praise for both my room and the other English room they visited. It all ended well. I was, however, a nervous wreck for the next couple hours. It took awhile to calm down.
Lesson Learned:
1. Be flexible.
2. Be prepared to teach a class at all times.
3. Be prepared for visitors at all times.
4. Just because you feel like you messed up doesn't mean the world is about to end.
5. Did you kill anyone? No? Good. Keep up the hard work.
I must ask for your indulgence. Typically I try to leave out the negative and useless parts the belong in a diary alone. I want you to see my life through learning eyes and an upbeat heart. This post is not to be... but maybe through writing I will find for myself the lesson that needed to be learned. Or in the case of past experience, relearned.
Today is the only day all week that I teach classes. And then I am only teaching sophomore and freshmen classes. I was informed that all other classes (co-teaching and junior) were either studying for midterms or taking midterms.
I was also informed there would be guests on campus to see how the different classes were going. Particularly the English program the school is running. Thankfully, my classes would be spared as I was new here and still a bit overwhelmed. I would not have to worry about important people visiting my room.
My literature class today started out as expected. The students begging for study time because of the finals they had the rest of the week. I told them I would compromise with them (I already planned this but oh well) and would simply review the 5 elements of a good reader. Instead of continuing our story, they could then study instead. It went well. Each group of tables sent up a representative. I took the last one as there are only four groups. They told what their element was. I repeated and extended what they said. Then I let them have study time. There isn't much to do when they are studying other subjects. Since those subjects are in Korean, I can't help them really either. So I gathered up the material I had for that class and went to my office to put them away. The office has a glass front so I could see what my students are doing and I left the door open. I was only there ten seconds.
Then disaster struck.
I turned and headed to my open office door and was leaving as my Korean teacher who helps me came to get me. There were strangers in black suits in my room looking observant and wise. The visitors had come to my room after all! They came in and I wasn't in the room. They came in and the students were talking in Korean. They came in and there wasn't a lesson in progress. Oh the horror of it all.
I went to the board and rewrote the five main elements. The students who had come up before returned to the front of the classroom (rather smoothly too), and I got another student to come up to take my part in the 5 element review. Then we redid the review.
Before we finished the last one of the guests had watched and left. We all collapsed in relief and smiles. Some the students were outright laughing. I made them finish the review and then put the microphone the students had used away.
The students had enjoyed it. My Korean teacher and I were mortified. Found out later that the guests had high praise for both my room and the other English room they visited. It all ended well. I was, however, a nervous wreck for the next couple hours. It took awhile to calm down.
Lesson Learned:
1. Be flexible.
2. Be prepared to teach a class at all times.
3. Be prepared for visitors at all times.
4. Just because you feel like you messed up doesn't mean the world is about to end.
5. Did you kill anyone? No? Good. Keep up the hard work.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Town Trips
So I got to go into town today with a friend. Not just a nearby village. Not just a nearby town. No, I went to a big city. Daegu.
Walked to Namsan, was going to catch a bus to Jain but someone pulled up outside the bus stop and gave us a ride straight to Gyeongsan. From there took a subway to downtown Daegu. That was kinda fun. The ride from the guy knocked down our trip in from 2.5 hours to a lot less. Don't worry. He knew us and Linda recognized him.
Still learning the Korean alphabet and just how to say Korean names but less remember them. So this trip was a learning experience on that end. It was also a learning experience in being able to get around.
We had stopped at a market in Gyeongsan. It went on for blocks and blocks with tables and such set up all over. There was fruits, vegetables, fish and other marine things, footwear, bedding, clothes, toys, bakery goods, and so much more. A fellow at a bakery stand full of cookies offered us a sample. I tried one that looked like one type of cookie you can get in a Christmas tin around Christmas at Walmart. It tasted the same too. I excitedly bought some, and as a freebie the fellow selling them kindly an extra scoopful of another cookie for us to try.
In Daegu we went to Papa Johns. The pizza was amazing. The chicken on it was a tad spicier than I could handle, barely finished the second slice. Then we slipped into a bookstore where I looked anxiously among the English selection for a favorite author - Mercedes Lackey. They didn't have her, but they had Lee Child and Nora Roberts.
From there we went underground. A lot of Daegu can't be seen from the outside because it is under the streets and buildings. A huge mall. I was lost in seconds, so depended on the friend who was with me for guidance. We looked at some neat stores. The theater is on the top floor... and oh the escalators going up stack above each other floor after floor after floor. So high up, I about panicked. The top floor, outside the theater, had coffee shops all the way along the walkway. No Starbucks surprisingly enough. There were some arcades on the opposite side and yet more coffee shops. None of the English movies were playing till later and we didn't want to stick around that long.
So back down the scary escalator paradise. There we took a break at a favorite store: Krispy Kreme donuts! I haven't been to one of these in a long time as the ones in the USA are slowly selling out. Then we headed outside and began walking through downtown. Wow, block after block of high skyscrapers covered in colorful signs and shops. Eventually we ended up at ColdStone and took a break.
Then back to the subway where I practiced finding the appropriate track. Reading the Korean words in the English alphabet is getting easier. Then we stopped at an E Mart before taking a bus towards the school. Had to get a taxi the last leg of the way.
Something really cool is a subway card. You can use it to ride the subway, buses, and supposedly several other things. It is like a debit card. You buy it. You put money on it. Then you just scan it whenever you go anywhere. Makes traveling easier, and if you know how to use it right you save money when transferring between buses and the subway.
Walked to Namsan, was going to catch a bus to Jain but someone pulled up outside the bus stop and gave us a ride straight to Gyeongsan. From there took a subway to downtown Daegu. That was kinda fun. The ride from the guy knocked down our trip in from 2.5 hours to a lot less. Don't worry. He knew us and Linda recognized him.
Still learning the Korean alphabet and just how to say Korean names but less remember them. So this trip was a learning experience on that end. It was also a learning experience in being able to get around.
We had stopped at a market in Gyeongsan. It went on for blocks and blocks with tables and such set up all over. There was fruits, vegetables, fish and other marine things, footwear, bedding, clothes, toys, bakery goods, and so much more. A fellow at a bakery stand full of cookies offered us a sample. I tried one that looked like one type of cookie you can get in a Christmas tin around Christmas at Walmart. It tasted the same too. I excitedly bought some, and as a freebie the fellow selling them kindly an extra scoopful of another cookie for us to try.
In Daegu we went to Papa Johns. The pizza was amazing. The chicken on it was a tad spicier than I could handle, barely finished the second slice. Then we slipped into a bookstore where I looked anxiously among the English selection for a favorite author - Mercedes Lackey. They didn't have her, but they had Lee Child and Nora Roberts.
From there we went underground. A lot of Daegu can't be seen from the outside because it is under the streets and buildings. A huge mall. I was lost in seconds, so depended on the friend who was with me for guidance. We looked at some neat stores. The theater is on the top floor... and oh the escalators going up stack above each other floor after floor after floor. So high up, I about panicked. The top floor, outside the theater, had coffee shops all the way along the walkway. No Starbucks surprisingly enough. There were some arcades on the opposite side and yet more coffee shops. None of the English movies were playing till later and we didn't want to stick around that long.
So back down the scary escalator paradise. There we took a break at a favorite store: Krispy Kreme donuts! I haven't been to one of these in a long time as the ones in the USA are slowly selling out. Then we headed outside and began walking through downtown. Wow, block after block of high skyscrapers covered in colorful signs and shops. Eventually we ended up at ColdStone and took a break.
Then back to the subway where I practiced finding the appropriate track. Reading the Korean words in the English alphabet is getting easier. Then we stopped at an E Mart before taking a bus towards the school. Had to get a taxi the last leg of the way.
Something really cool is a subway card. You can use it to ride the subway, buses, and supposedly several other things. It is like a debit card. You buy it. You put money on it. Then you just scan it whenever you go anywhere. Makes traveling easier, and if you know how to use it right you save money when transferring between buses and the subway.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
2 Corinthians
I recently started reading 2 Corinthians. While doing so, I underlined things I found meaningful and impressed by. After a few chapters, I was impressed to go back and take most of those things underlines and sent it to a friend. Here is part of what I sent, with a few editorial corrections :)
2 Corinthians was written to remind you that you are strongest when weak and suffering whether is be from rejection, suspicion, or prejudice. It is meant to uplift those whom false accusations are made against. Paul was accused of being too worldly, not having ministerial credentials, being weak, not being charismatic enough, and such. This book is meant for those accused falsely. It is meant for those facing the closing time frame of Earth's time.
1:4 "We may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted BY GOD"
3:3 "clearly you are an epistle of Christ... written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God"
3"4,5 "and we have such trust through Christ towards God... our sufficiency is from God."
4:1 "Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart"
4:6 "For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to GIVE the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ"
4:8 "We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair"
5:5 "God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee" ... 5:7 "For we walk by faith, not by sight"
5:18 "Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation"
5:20 "we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us"
When I first looked at this book to read, I knew there was something in here for you. This morning was the first time I felt like something clicked inside. I went back over what I had underlined and most of it seemed like it was for you, not me.
So I am going to summarize.
You are able to understand other people better than most because you have also been through really hard events. God is using you to teach others about Him (which says a lot because He is so amazing). You know you can trust Him to take care of you. You can do things normally impossible because He is helping you - every step of the way. So keep walking. God gave you a ministry, a mission to do. You may not always know what it is, but trust in Him to guide you even then. You are called to bring peace. All you and others know of God, He taught you. No matter what happens, you will survive because He is watching out for you personally. His Spirit is inside of you... guiding you. That alone is proof that He won't leave you. This is all from Christ... He gave you a special ministry. A ministry unique for you, but universal with all Christians in that you must be willing to forgive others and bring peace to those around you. You are His ambassador. And you are NOT alone.
2 Corinthians was written to remind you that you are strongest when weak and suffering whether is be from rejection, suspicion, or prejudice. It is meant to uplift those whom false accusations are made against. Paul was accused of being too worldly, not having ministerial credentials, being weak, not being charismatic enough, and such. This book is meant for those accused falsely. It is meant for those facing the closing time frame of Earth's time.
1:4 "We may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted BY GOD"
3:3 "clearly you are an epistle of Christ... written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God"
3"4,5 "and we have such trust through Christ towards God... our sufficiency is from God."
4:1 "Therefore, since we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart"
4:6 "For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to GIVE the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ"
4:8 "We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair"
5:5 "God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee" ... 5:7 "For we walk by faith, not by sight"
5:18 "Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation"
5:20 "we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us"
When I first looked at this book to read, I knew there was something in here for you. This morning was the first time I felt like something clicked inside. I went back over what I had underlined and most of it seemed like it was for you, not me.
So I am going to summarize.
You are able to understand other people better than most because you have also been through really hard events. God is using you to teach others about Him (which says a lot because He is so amazing). You know you can trust Him to take care of you. You can do things normally impossible because He is helping you - every step of the way. So keep walking. God gave you a ministry, a mission to do. You may not always know what it is, but trust in Him to guide you even then. You are called to bring peace. All you and others know of God, He taught you. No matter what happens, you will survive because He is watching out for you personally. His Spirit is inside of you... guiding you. That alone is proof that He won't leave you. This is all from Christ... He gave you a special ministry. A ministry unique for you, but universal with all Christians in that you must be willing to forgive others and bring peace to those around you. You are His ambassador. And you are NOT alone.
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