Many of you have said that I put into words what you’re feeling. That this blog is a place where someone is not afraid to talk about the deep, unspoken questions you wrestle with.
I praise God that I can be apart of his work in this way and I hope and pray that through writing many may come to know Him at a deeper, more meaningful level.
What I Do Offline
One thing you may not be aware of, though, is what I do offline. When I’m not writing.
I’m a teacher, and I love it!
I never expected to be a teacher. I hated school! But I loved young people and wanted to work with them. In being involved in ministry in Los Angeles, I soon realized that if I wanted to work with young people, I needed to be a part of their life at school. That’s when I first thought of the crazy idea of teaching. (God works wonders!)
Soon after my wife and I were married, we were offered a teaching job in Thailand at a small international school. I took it as a way of getting into the field of teaching (we weren’t necessarily ready to begin college).
There are three things I’ve come to love about teaching.
- First of all, there’s no greater time of life to influence people for Christ. Why do you think evil empires gain control through schools? Because the generation that is in their early years of school are easily moldable and influenced. We should be active as Christians to influence them for Christ.
- Secondly, I love teaching because I get to spend all day with people. And I love people.
- Thirdly, at every age there is new level of potential, whether academically or spiritually. I love seeing my students realize that new level of potential and helping them gain confidence in the gifting’s (and perhaps calling) God has given them.
I am currently in the middle of a three-year commitment Victory Christian School (VCS) here in Thailand. We provide a Christian education at an affordable price for missionary families and even a few other families from other countries.
A growing vision God has laid on my heart is to start a school in an intercity that has little to no knowledge of God being taught in it. Whether here in Thailand or back in America, there is less and less of the knowledge of God and fear of Him being taught in school. No wonder cultures go the way they do.
What might happen to a society if Christians got serious about providing quality education for families who want to give their children a good future, and then used that platform to share the Gospel? I believe we could see revival.
That’s why I love teaching.
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And I love writing.
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God bless!
