Tonight I start teaching my first sewing class at the church and there are, get ready for it because I'm not, 30 (!!) people signed up! I'm trying not to freak out but I'm totally freaking out. I'm not sure if teaching a class that big is something I can do by myself, I feel like 1 teacher for every 10 students is necessary for a hands on training type thing. I might have one other missionary lady there to help me, but she says she doesn’t really hand sew and that’s what we’re starting with. I feel like I'm in over my head, this is far above my skill level and way out of my comfort zone. I hate speaking to big groups, I hate being in charge although I often end up there, I don’t really feel equipped to run around a room of 30 some odd people and give direction…but I also don’t really like talking about myself and my accomplishments and abilities, yet here I am writing a blog. I’m naturally an introvert, naturally quiet, reserved. But missionary life in the Philippines includes people always in your face asking about why youre here, what youre doing, where youre from. So tonight, as in every day here, I'm counting on the grace of God to get me through this.
1 Corinthians 12:9 “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weakness, so that Christ’s power rests on me.”
The grace of God is what brings us through the hard things we never believed we could get through; it is what takes our struggles and makes them into glory stories for God. My prayer with this class tonight is that Gods power will shine through my weakness and that where I fail God will bring about good.
So, get ready, get set, here we go!
Oh, and I finally got my sewing room in shape(mostly)! Sorry for the low quality pics, no natural light in that room.
1 Corinthians 12:9 “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weakness, so that Christ’s power rests on me.”
The grace of God is what brings us through the hard things we never believed we could get through; it is what takes our struggles and makes them into glory stories for God. My prayer with this class tonight is that Gods power will shine through my weakness and that where I fail God will bring about good.
So, get ready, get set, here we go!
Oh, and I finally got my sewing room in shape(mostly)! Sorry for the low quality pics, no natural light in that room.