"Who Is A Teacher Like Him?"

Here is a picture of our high school, MICA (Mindanao International Christian Academy), where I teach 9th grade Old Testament and a sophomore-senior Worship Leading class. The building was built and dedicated right before Nate arrived last October. Next door is our SIL (Wycliffe) office (not pictured). Through a gate is our Elementary and Middle School where Nate and I also teach. We live less than 1 kilometer away—handy!

I just finished grading the Exodus test that my 9th graders took. One student got everything perfect!!! Oh, then I graded other tests and, wow, things were a bit different for some. Then at the end of the pile I reached a test that had two blank pages. One of those was the 25 point essay! No! We can’t have that. What am I going to do? I wish everyone got 100%. Weren’t they LISTENING!!

The joy of being a teacher: Learning how to reach every student where he or she is at, teaching them God’s Word, teaching them study skills, teaching them to write, teaching them to spell correctly, teaching them to gauge their time while taking tests! Pray that I will be an effective teacher. Pray that my students will learn lots!

Where is that verse in Job? “The Lord is great. Who is a Teacher like Him?” And they called Jesus, “Teacher.” Yes, Lord, teach me!