Reflections of A Black Christian Woman

Groaning of my heart: The boy child! Our fatherless boys! Who shall model true  manhood to them? But the Lord is gracious!  "That our sons shall be as plants nurtured in their youth" #interceding  What shall our sons become?! Who shall father the boy child, in the absence of godly father-figures? What shall become of our sons? What men shall they be? Not the ones conditioned to believe they are above every one else! God forbid! Not the ones who will steal, kill and forcefully rape us!!  Be merciful to the boy child, Lord! What will become of our sons?! Hateful men? Broken men? Untrustworthy men? Men running away from responsibility? Men who do not love God, while playing church? Men who will splurge their earnings on women and friends, while their mothers die of hunger? Or men who are so broken, that they take their lives?  Give the boy child Jesus!!! Give the boy child Jesus!!! He'll heal and mold Him! For He was once a boy, walking the dusty streets of Nazar

I am praying for a thankful outlook on life regardless of the challenges. I think I've been filled with so much worry from work and the various challenges our children go through. But today, I want gratitude and joy in the Lord to fill my heart. The Lord is my strength. The Lord consoles me and for that I am grateful. I'm timid but through God's strength He enables me to carry out tasks I never knew I could carry out. And the fact that I know it's not about me has also been a comfort because I realize all I do is for Him and the kids I work with.  I'm thankful that whatever God calls you to, He gives you support for it. I am an Adventist Children's Ministry Co-ordinator and there's been many fears such as never having worked with such a demanding ministry and the anxiety  of wanting  things to go well. But man, I've seen God work in amazing ways and I thank Him already for all He will accomplish through my life and that of the children. The c

I remember meeting one of my primary school techers a year ago or so. I'd often see him in church gatherings like Camp Meeting etc. He taught me in grade 5 - 7 and was one of my favourite teachers. So, it happens that his older sister is one of the transport drivers in our school. So when he saw me he mentioned that he knew that I was teaching  there and said to me: I can't believe you are a teacher. You never understood how others could struggle with understanding a concept.  I didn't take time to actually think about what he said. But, this year, I realized I  was just so exhausted emotionally. And  yesterday as we were having devotion; God convicted me as to why this was the case. I was struggling to understand how certain kids couldn't get certain concepts. To me it seems obvious. But the words of my employer in a recent meeting were comforting and such an important reminder: children vary and they all have different learning styles and my duty as a teac

 Hey reader, I trust you are well. Let me start by welcoming you in my space. I hope you'll find it to be a safe space. So, I feel like this past month I've been struggling to breathe - so much workload. Anyway, that's always the case. But there's pressure to improve and do your best. I'm still a facilitator for grade 1 - grade 3 learners . So far I have 3 new learners. Two are in grade 2 and one is in grade 1. Two can't write much nor speak English. My biggest challenge has been the grade 1 learner who'd cry when she had to write. I requested for her report card and let's just say it was extremely bad. She didn't meet grade R requirements- hence she can't write, doesn't know alphabets, can't really colour, not familiar with simple words(sight words) like and, is, this etc. Besides being a Christian  school, we emphasize on the three Rs - Reading, Writing and Arithmetic. Our kids write quite a lot. And I commend this - I'll explain in