Hello, all! My name is Grace Brandon and I'm so happy to be your tour guide through today :))
Another very warm day (what's new?!) today but thankfully, God blessed us with a nice breeze and some clouds so that we could have a bit of a break from the sun after yesterday's beautiful day. We began the day with our devotions led by the lovely Sarah. She gave us a reminder of what it means to have child-like faith. A sweet reminder as most of us were able to take with us into schools this morning. Unfortunately, I was not able to join the crew at school, as I had fallen victim to a small sickness going around at school and over the course of the trip. No worries, thankfully it doesn't last long and I'm feeling ready and prepared to take on the day tomorrow. The Lord has provided much healing for all over us who have experienced this setback. Our team would appreciate your prayers for healing as we continue on our trip. All of us are so passionate about teaching and want to be there as much as we can, so being stuck on the compound can be a bit discouraging. Lord willing, we will all be able to take on the day tomorrow and can begin afresh and fully healed!
After catching up with the team (as I anxiously awaited their arrivals and stories like a small child waiting on her siblings after school), it sounds like today went relatively smoothly! Several of our crew had the opportunity to lead the students independently and without the help of the main teacher. Others had their first observed lesson with our group of students. As I sat here, hearing the group's stories after not having any of my own to share, I felt so blessed to be surrounded by so many people so evidently passionate about their students. As biased as I might be, I KNOW that each of these people have hearts for serving God's creation. It is abundantly clear by the way they love each other and the people in the Belmopan community so well.
To close, I wanted to share a funny (and mildly horrifying) story. Last night, as many of us were wrapping up lesson plans, one of our teammates, Hannah H., stepped out of her cabin to be met with a tarantula on the ground. You might ask, what happens when a group of 16 college students are faced with a large spider? The answer is clear- lots of shouting and running away (and picture-taking, obviously). So much so, that Prof Moore sent a text in the group chat reminding us to stay quiet, as people in the compound are trying to sleep. Little did she know, we were fighting for our lives (not really). Thankfully, Robin (our designated team nurse) acted fast to find us a pitcher to trap him. Kal, one of our few (literally) brave men, was strong enough to trap him for us and we found a rock to place upon it, to further ensure our safety. Unfortunately (in my opinion), Ese came by later that night and saw our magnificent tarantula cage and told a few of us that they DO live here (much to our horror). He assured us we would be okay and proceeded to take the pitcher off our small enemy.
Shaking in fear,
Grace
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