responsibilities...

If you remember, i was given a list of responsibilities to accomplish in my time here. I was reviewing with Dennis (the president of IDEA) all that i have been doing the past 2 months and he reminded me of one thing.

He wanted me to assist one of the teachers at the High School with creating an evangelism program for some High School students to visit the 4 Deaf elementary schools. Well, i had only tried a few times, but that teacher was always busy or it just didn't work out. So, Dennis put me in charge.

What he is looking for:
a 4 year evangelism curriculum that will train several Deaf High School students in bible stories so they can reteach them to the Deaf elementary students.

To remind you, this is not as easy as it may sound.
first: four years is a long time
Second: the deaf elementary students are learning their first words at age 8-10. they will not understand things like Faith or even manger when signed. Much vocabulary will have to be taught before any lesson is given.
Third: I am not qualified for any of this.
Fourth: i have never created a lesson much less an entire curriculum to span 4 years.

... none of that matters...

Once given the task i arrived home and began to cry and pray, convinced it was impossible. i was praying for motivation to even begin this project and half trying to figure out excuses to give Dennis as to why I can not complete it.

After about an hour i had a knock on my door. One of the Deaf students from the High School. He was bored and wanted to ask me a million questions about America. I answered all his questions and then he asked if I was a Christian. Then prompted me to tell him a bible story. So i began to reenact the story of David and Goliath in Filipino Sign Language.
15 minutes later the boy stared at me wide eyed and proceeded to explain how amazing it was that David, such a small boy would take up such a dangerous act all because he felt that God was leading him. He was in awe. at 19 years old he had never heard this story. He is not a Christian and wanted to hear more stories.

Needless to say, this is all the motivation i needed to begin writing this curriculum. As difficult as it may be, this is the only way the elementary kids are going to learn about the bible. In turn, the High school kids i train will develop a deeper understanding of the bible.

In a hearing world, these kids learn Visually. So, time to begin creating dramas for every bible story i can think of. :)

Pray for me.
and for encouragement. I find that i am the biggest discouragement to myself.