Good evening everyone. Sorry it’s been so long since my last blog update, it’s been hard for me to come up with how to write about what’s been going on this past month. Who needs a plan when you could just make blogs off the top of your head, right? Here we go.
For the past month our squad has been split into our individual teams to each go to a different ministry location. My team and I have been spending our time at a private school to help teach English to students, with other ministry opportunities arising as well. I’ve been enjoying teaching English in classrooms, it’s a very practical way we can spend time and connect with these students. I remember in high school when my Spanish class was taught by an American man who had learned Spanish as a second language. I was able to learn a lot of Spanish from his class, but the way that class was taught and the things I was able to learn about speaking Spanish changed drastically when we got a new Spanish teacher. She was born in and lived most of her life in Honduras and came to the U.S. to teach Spanish. Well, the same applies to the classroom here. As native English speakers, we have a lot to offer these students when it comes to grammar, conversations, and proper pronunciation. In addition to just helping them learn English, we’ve also enjoyed being able to develop relationships and get to know these kids. I’ve seen some of my teammates really pour into some of the students and show Christ’s love by spending time and bonding with them!
Despite my enthusiasm over the opportunities we’ve been blessed with during our time here, I have to be honest: I’ve been struggling to be fully engaged with myself and others for the past few weeks. A day goes by and it was just another day of going through the motions and living with a dispassionate “meh” attitude, merely performing tasks and trudging through ministry assignments without any intentionality or reflection. I became aware of this state I’m in and it brought me to the realization that if I continue like this, eventually the remaining 6 months of this gap year will fly by and it will all have been nothing but a monumental waste of time. It’s clear that this is coming from an inner emptiness that is a consequence of a lack of spiritual engagement. I decided to begin spending time each morning reading scripture and praying over the day to reset my mind on the only thing that’s worth building my life off of. I’ve been shown just how much I need the Holy Spirit guiding my thoughts and actions because I’ve seen how pointless my life becomes without God in it. I would like to invite you all into prayer over me and my team as we continue our time at this school, and prayer specifically over me as I navigate this desert season and continue drawing closer to God. Pray that I will continue to recognize my need for the Holy Spirit and continue spending time reading the Bible and praying.
Until next time,
Micah
