Here is Hope.

Grade 2's farewell.

Esmeralda, Ashandi, and Angel-Angela

Nelly, Hatagos, Basiola, Rachel, and Esmeralda

Macaroni and Cheese!!

Felicity and Vicky

Ivaisha, Antonia, and Liegh-nny

Grade 2s: Macaroni and cheese!

Do we look sad enough?

Glasses on and braids up!

Let's feast.

Roline, Auralio, Armand, and Jeff.

Do we look cool enough!

We thank God for Windhoek Bank.

Windhoek Bank has been a tremendous blessing to our school through out this morning.
The Lord always provides for our every needs and pours out blessings of love in the most unimaginable ways. God is so amazing. We have a maker who loves us, who know where we are and He know our names. And He truly cares about every detail of our lives.Even the ones we think are not so important.
We are truly thankful that God was able to use the people of Windhoek Bank to reach out to us through donations, words of encouragement, And spending time with us. They have been such an amazing blessing to us all today. He choose to bless us  amongst other schools,  we simply didn't deserve it...but it's all because God is Good and in His mercy, He chooses to bless who ever He wishes to.And in this case we believe He chose us and we thank him for his great favor.

For the sake of the upcoming generation

"Our parents have taught us to think generationally. The choices I make today will impact future generations. When you have a mindset of preparing for your future family, you feel a weight of responsibility knowing that your decisions today will affect the lives of others for generations to come. Not a moment can be wasted. There is not time for foolishness. There is not time for making selfish choices. There is not time to take the easy route. As Christians, we must be about bigger things"
 Miss Melissa Keen 


" What we fail to realize is that all achievements are eventually surpassed, records are broken, reputations fades, and tributes are forgotten."
Rick Warren



I wasted part of my life trying to invest it in the wrong things for the wrong reasons. I tried to build the sand castles and collect plastic trophies that would mount up to nothing in the end. But life took a turn when God stepped in and all my achievements start to melt down to nothing.The broad roads signs that seemed to lead up to great opportunities suddenly closed down. And for a moment there seemed to have  been a fog of confusion about life.
In a youth group a wise man said:
"You weren't put here to make a name for yourself. God did not send you to earth to create a legacy or momentum in your name.You are here because of Him and for Him alone."

Through those very words, I found my purpose in life.

I agree with M.Keen: We (I myself included) need to learn how to truly and deeply think generationally. More than M. Keen, I believe God wants us to think about the next Generation.  In the ways that we use our gifts, talents,opportunities,energy,relationship, and every resources that God has entrusted us with. We should not base our every choice and agreements on our selfish feelings and short terms visions but on God's very words. Though I am not always fully conscious of this very fact, the truth is that every choice I make today and the way I chose to live my life will effect someone or more down the line.

Children are precious gifts from God himself, they bring joy and light to a dark and  gloomy world, but the truth is they will not be children forever. Instead of working so hard trying to invest into castle sands and aiming for plastic trophies I thought it's time that my focus (our focus) changes to what is real and truly matters.
Taking a chance to invest in lives. whether small or big. young or old. I need to be apart of somebody's else' story.
I am who I am and where I am today because God used all types of people to step in to my life one way or another. Some sowed good and some sowed bad, but in all God used all that to mold and discipline me for the good. The point is: someone took time to do something in hope that it will continue throughout  and that it will be useful in order to change another life as it did in theirs and mine.
Yes our trophies maybe trashed and our names my not be remember at all, but what we chose to sow today in the name of Jesus Christ could be an investment for eternity.
And the best place and time to start is when they are still young, Child at heart, teachable, and imitators of us. One thing I have deeply learned to appreciate is that: Nothing worth having comes easy and in order to reap a great harvest one must be willing to put in everything. There is not time for foolishness. There is not time for making selfish choices. There is not time to take the easy route. You want to make a great investment? invest into someone's life for eternity and for the sake of the upcoming generation, so that the truth about God can be known all throughout generations.

The christmas stage is Finish!!!

 The start of something...

Half way there.

Almost there.

The kids loves it

We are ready for the Christmas night.

 God is good, God is faithful, God is able, And He is the greatest Artist I know. He has been a great inspiration and best teacher within the few weeks I have been trying to figure out  where to start. Having a white board in front of you, paint, and a brush is a good way to start off if you know what you are doing.  But as for me, I had no plan, no idea, and nothing to start off with...until He stepped in to Help. So, I can not take credit for this one. All I had to do was to look up and say Thank you Lord, You did it again.
You made the Christmas night possible. 
In a simple barn, with open doors, on a starry night. The Savior was born.
The kids loves it and so do I.
Thank you Lord.

God,you and I...together we can

My hand and Jeff's.(God,you and I...together we can)

Honestly, we had a hard time starting off, but by God's grace all seems to be falling into the right places by now. I can gladly and thankfully say: October has been an exciting month, days and weeks has never been so busy compared to it, but we survived and we made it on the shoreline in to a new month. Days are going more faster than expected but that's a bit okay. We only have 12 school days left which is some how exciting and sad at the same time. But I am really excited about the up coming Christmas night and so are the kids. The very thought of their parents and guardian agreeing to set a time aside in order to come and watch them perform that night is really the best news ever, their little faces burns up with bright smiles every time we talk about it. They have put in such great effort and they have been working really hard to make that night possible and I am really proud of them, each an everyone of them. As much exciting it is to have the Christmas night drawing near,I have to be honest and say: it is sad to know that very soon my babies will no longer be grade 2s. They have grown so much and super ready for grade 3, I am half way ready by now to let them go. In the midst of all the preparations, painting of the stage, and just running up and down, sometimes I never get the chance to say goodbye after school anymore. I would get back to our class at the end of the day and they would be gone home. Which is honestly really sad...but in all of these crazy moments, God has been such an amazing blessing and I am so thankful for the way He has been working through my kids. They have been an encouragement and a great inspiration, as they took the time to pray for me every morning and made Thank you and  Love  cards for me.

We are a team

Love Cards from the grade 2s

 Honestly, I am always amazed and blown away by God's goodness and grace towards us. It made me cry but it deeply lift up my Spirit.
we are a team, and together we can.
How can I not be thankful.