It was announced last week to the parents that the MOU has ended and we're now in the transition of moving back to HQ. It has been a ripe fruitful partnership of 8 years and now its time to move into something else. I am looking forward to the new change; i caught a glimpse of it and it will be exciting. =D
At the same time, i will definitely miss the children whom i have grown to know and love personally.
It is coming to three years now. I wanna praise God that I am still where I am for it is by His grace that carried me through. I won't say it has been a long or short years, through it all, it has been a good fight. =D I am more aware of the needs and I can see greater things to accomplish and being the catalyst of change. It is not going to be easy, it has never been. I AM looking forward to the new challenges in stored. =)
Last week one of the parent asked what do i feel with the end of the partnership. Her daughter had been with us for about 8 months? She's a tough cookie to teach. Not an easy one at first, I had to win her over to my side and show her it is fun to learn. Many of times she would sweep the whole teaching materials off the table onto the floor, getting up the chair, climbing over her mom to make for the escape. Or she would get all squirmy and jelly like to slide down the chair, in attempt to escape the lesson. She even left me a mark on my hand, a scar. I don't know what to say..... a chance for me to practice unconditional love? Grace? -_-”
It was quite funny when she bit me, i had a shock of my life but i think she had a bigger shock when my reflex was to grab her neck. It was kinda funny when she burst out crying when i am the one who was feeling the throbbing pain with bits of my skin bitten off! Lol, it was funny, when i pointed it out and said to her, “See! OUCH!!! Teacher here pain!! OUCH!! No biting!! PAIN!! NO BITING!!!”
Anyways, praise God, i truly praise God that my reaction wasn't overblown. I think that time onward, I had won something.
Back to the mother, she had expressed that she will definitely miss us when we are gone. I can't tell you how much it touches my heart knowing that. A few days later, the her dad asked the same question and expressed the feeling of his daughter not being able to see us anymore. I am in awe of how we have made an impact and really making a real difference in these life. I am in awe......
I don't believe I will ever lose touch with these children. I mean, they have become a part of my life and we have been doing life together. With the little ones, with their parents. We have build relationships. We have been there for one another, praying for their individual life, being the support, lending a ear, be the encouragement, be the hope.
Being involved in this community, i don't think there is no such thing of “end”. I mean we're like a family, we are connected to one another, we are a network of support, we need one another. We never end. Only death will do us apart.
I want to look forward to see these children all grown up, living life meaningfully. Being an active participant and active contributor in society. I want to see them making it, to live meaningfully, every single one of them. Every single child that God has uniquely made.
I can't see how I will ever part with them. Only death........ or maybe distance. =)
