Today we had our class graduation party. It was such a nice time to reflect on what a great year it has been and how special some of our classes have been for us.
It is difficult to express in words how amazing this year has been, but reminiscing with our students today was a reminder of how special all the memories are and how dear these students have become to Curtis and I.
There is a song that we are using for our graduation slide show that says “These are days you remember, never before and never since, I promise, will the whole world be one as this, and as you feel it, you’ll know it too, that you are blessed…” I feel that this is so true with the time that we have spent here. These are truly days that we will remember forever! Never before and never since. Even if we continue to teach for years, there will never again be a time like this year. Our first year teaching in Central Asia; it has been an experience unlike any other.
What a blessing this year has been! As we reflected we were able to share about some of the reasons why we came here.
We were also able to hear some interesting things about their first impressions of us as well! We laughed with some of them about how we were not sure how much they understood at the beginning of the year, we thought their levels were lower because they were so shy at first and how most of them were pretty scared of Curtis and I at first. They were so shy then and now they are so confident in their English abilities. If nothing else, we know that their confidence has been built up and that is a big change for many of them!
Needless to say, it has been an incredible year and we are sad to see many of our students go. Our Father has blessed us so much. There have been many ups and downs, but we can already see fruit in what He is doing here through us, and that is more than we expected from this year. We are truly grateful for all that He has done ☺
