Hello!
I'm very sorry for the lack of posts/emails lately. It's been pretty busy here.
I have been teaching and working on stuff for the iDTS in Chiang Mai.
Things with my car have been rather interesting... In my last blog post I believe I mentioned that two of my tires blew out while I was driving. Well it turns out that the guys who put the new tires on my car put two different sizes on, neither of which are the same as the two that were already on. So I now have three different sized tires, which is quite scary! Also, just recently my brakes decided to stop working properly. I think it is just that they are worn down.. But I am trying to find an affordable place to get them checked out at. Hopefully I can get my tires changed to all the same size when they check the brakes.
I want to thank all of you who prayed for me and gave towards the class that I was hoping to take in Chiang Mai next month. I have all the funds that I need for the class and I am heading up there on Friday! I am very excited. I have heard that this is a really great class. I am also really looking forward to seeing my "family" up there. I have been very homesick for Chiang Mai, but I do enjoy living in Korat.
We started our holiday course here at the centre last Monday and I have a class of three teenage girls. When I heard that I was going to have the high school class I was a little nervous... I had always said that I never wanted to teach high schoolers. But this class is great! I really enjoy teaching it and the girls are wonderful. I feel like it is helping me find my passion for teaching again. Which has made me think that maybe I should try to find some tutoring jobs when I go back to Chiang Mai.. But it's all up to God!
These last few weeks I have been having to rely on Him more then ever before. With so many unexpected bills and health issues and just missing Chiang Mai so much I have realized that the only way that I am able to get through all this is to completely rely on Him. I know I have said this before but I feel like every week I am having to just surrender to Him more and more and give everything to God over again.
I have to admit that for about two weeks I was going through a really hard time and not wanting to rely on anyone but myself. I tried to get through some stuff on my own and just ended up falling farther and farther. I felt like I had hit an incredible low point and that is when I realized how much I truly needed God to be in control and my strength in everything. I hope that I never have to fall so far to realize how much I really do need Jesus to be in control. I really wish I wasn't so stubborn sometimes!
Thank you all so much for praying for me. I really appreciate it and can feel the support daily.
Love and miss you all.
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Nakhon Ratchasima!
Well it has been two exciting weeks since I moved!
Getting used to a new job, new area, new house and new people. It has been a little overwhelming at times, but God is always faithful to give us the strength to get through everything He puts in our lives. Which is something that I am realizing more and more.
I have started teaching at the centre, and I have 6 classes (I think it's 6, we will see how everything works out) that I am responsible for. It's nice to be busy and to feel like I am doing something that is making a difference and a change in people's lives. Learning English is so important and many of the school here don't put that big of a focus on it. So places like the Global Connections Centre are very important.
I am also doing administrative work for the Chiang Mai iDTS base. So I have been pretty busy, but I really enjoy it and it isn't more then I can handle. Actually, doing the admin work is part of what recharges me after teaching so much! It is definitely what I love and a passion of mine. And also a blessing to the base leader. (I hope..)
Please be praying for me though, as I am here for the next 4 months. It is hard for me not to be in Chiang Mai. I really miss it and my family there alot. Teaching is also really draining for me and I know that there is no way that I could be doing all of this without God's help and strength.
I have decided to start looking at apartment buildings when I go back to Chiang Mai in May for some conferences, and in July when I move back there I will start renting my own apartment! Very exciting for me! But also quite stressful/scary. At this point I have no idea where the money for that is going to come from, and I have had a few more unexpected expenses (such as having to replace my tires after two of them blew out.) But I do feel like that is what I need to do.
And I know that God will supply! I have complete faith in Him. He supplied the money for my car, and I know He will provide a place for me to live as well.
Speaking of my car.. Thank you all so much for the incredibly generous gifts you made towards it. I was praying so much for that and each of you were an answer to my prayers. It is how I got down south and it is also how I get everywhere that I need to go. Korat isn't like Chiang Mai, it doesn't have taxis that can take you anywhere you want. So this is a major blessing for me.
If there is anything specifically that you are interested in knowing about please send me a message either on facebook or through email.
Blessings to you all!
Annie
Getting used to a new job, new area, new house and new people. It has been a little overwhelming at times, but God is always faithful to give us the strength to get through everything He puts in our lives. Which is something that I am realizing more and more.
I have started teaching at the centre, and I have 6 classes (I think it's 6, we will see how everything works out) that I am responsible for. It's nice to be busy and to feel like I am doing something that is making a difference and a change in people's lives. Learning English is so important and many of the school here don't put that big of a focus on it. So places like the Global Connections Centre are very important.
I am also doing administrative work for the Chiang Mai iDTS base. So I have been pretty busy, but I really enjoy it and it isn't more then I can handle. Actually, doing the admin work is part of what recharges me after teaching so much! It is definitely what I love and a passion of mine. And also a blessing to the base leader. (I hope..)
Please be praying for me though, as I am here for the next 4 months. It is hard for me not to be in Chiang Mai. I really miss it and my family there alot. Teaching is also really draining for me and I know that there is no way that I could be doing all of this without God's help and strength.
I have decided to start looking at apartment buildings when I go back to Chiang Mai in May for some conferences, and in July when I move back there I will start renting my own apartment! Very exciting for me! But also quite stressful/scary. At this point I have no idea where the money for that is going to come from, and I have had a few more unexpected expenses (such as having to replace my tires after two of them blew out.) But I do feel like that is what I need to do.
And I know that God will supply! I have complete faith in Him. He supplied the money for my car, and I know He will provide a place for me to live as well.
Speaking of my car.. Thank you all so much for the incredibly generous gifts you made towards it. I was praying so much for that and each of you were an answer to my prayers. It is how I got down south and it is also how I get everywhere that I need to go. Korat isn't like Chiang Mai, it doesn't have taxis that can take you anywhere you want. So this is a major blessing for me.
If there is anything specifically that you are interested in knowing about please send me a message either on facebook or through email.
Blessings to you all!
Annie
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