A Little Help from Judges

October 19, 2010

I was a little worried, to be honest.  I didn’t feel I was able to bond with my students yesterday the way I bonded with those in Ozamiz.  I don’t know, but I wanted not only to teach them, but also to build rapport and gain their trust.  This group wasn’t as reactive as the previous ones, and that bothered me.

I opened the Bible that was on the dresser in my room (hotel provision), and it led me to Judges 7:  “Then the Lord said to Gideon, ‘By the three hundred men who lapped I will save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand.”… “Arise, go down against the camp, for I have delivered it into your hand.”

I felt more confident afterwards.

So I went upstairs where the lecture hall was, and began my class.  The seats were full; they had all come. 

It was a good class.  They laughed at all the right times, reacted more, answered my questions, and when I asked if they had learned new things they shouted, “Yes!”  After the session, while I was keeping my things, one guy from the class approached me and said, “Ma’am, can I ask a favor?”  I asked him what it was.  He said he and his friends wanted to take pictures with me.  Apparently they did it with all the lecturers, to have something to remember us by.  And so we had a few minutes worth of pictorials, and that ended my day with a bang.  I took pictures with the staff, too.  After all, this was my last day here and I’d be leaving at dawn for Iligan for my next mission.

I’m finally gonna be able to ride the grand tricycles.  Yahooo!