On Wednesday of this week I went into the school and worked in the classroom with the kids. I had no idea what to expect, with not much of an outline given heading in. I was put on a rotation for four classrooms of all different ages. I could tell the teachers were quite excited about me coming to their class because it provided them with a bit of a reprieve. Spending time with the kids in the classroom and spending time with them out on the field are two totally different experiences. The kids in the classes were, generally speaking, a little younger then the groups I typically have out on the field. So, with this there was a little bit of a barrier with the kids that don’t quite fully understand the English language. Zulu is the first language for most students at this school, but older grades especially have a pretty good understanding of English as well.

In class on Wednesday, I did a couple different activities and then played a game with most classes as well. One of the sixth grade classes was the last room that I spent time with and so far they have been the most receptive to me being at the school. One of the kids in the class, Joash, has been super friendly since I started working there and was sitting in the front row of class. At the end of class I told them we were going to play a game where they had to write down words that were the subject I gave them and started with a letter I wrote on the board. I told them the category was “things at school” and the letter for this round was “d”. I gave the kids some time to think and then asked them what they came up with. I had to keep myself from laughing when Joash revealed to me his creativity. He turned his paper around so I could see and for his first two answers to “things at school” it read: #1: dirt. #2: dust.

Today I worked again at the school and was back out on the field. I was able to work again with the same sixth grade class as Wednesday and a seventh grade class as well. Both classes were quite receptive to the drills and structure for the day. In the middle of the session we took a break once again to talk. I shared with them mankind’s fall into sin and the story of Noah and the ark. I was quite surprised/ impressed today with the Bible knowledge of some of the students. Some of the students were already quite aware with the story of Noah. A student in both groups today even knew that a rainbow was the sign that God gave Noah for his new covenant. Overall, I was very pleased with how today went with the kids. I’m realizing the more time I spend in prayer and preparation for the day, the smother it goes.

Funny kid questions so far:

“Did you ride the train to get here?”

“How many children do you have?”

“Are you a pro soccer player?”