Running a fever!

Yesterday have a high fever of 38.2 degree celsius and I even vomited!:( I was not feeling very well yesterday during work but I didn't have a fever. I wanted to come to work today badly so I try my best to make me sweat and get well. I was really desperate to go help out. But how silly I am to work even when I was not fully recover, now I'm still feeling a bit of weirdness in my body. God please heal me completely! Thank You God!

Yesterday the K2s visit Monfort Junior school and on the way back to the centre, it started to rain, so Ms Low called Mrs Lim to bring umbrella. The children was so cute that they started to cry out to God by saying, "Jesus please stop the rain!". They are so cute and I don't know how to describe that. After a few minutes, the rain stopped!! Hallelujah! God answered the children's prayer because they are so child-like, indeed they are. When I saw that I was touched by it and felt that I should be more like them.

Anyway a lot of things happened again and I was really exhausted because they don't really listen to me. They are only scared when the teachers use loud voices to scold them. Lord please give me the strength to do your work! Thanks!

Got to go and rest and prepare for tomorrow heavy day. Ciaos!:)

Wow!

God is helping me to be able to manage the children. The children is quite obedient towards as in the children will listen to me. When I was with the K1 class, the children was snatching the crayons and accidentally tore the newspaper, I said, "You see!" then all of them was quiet for a moment. Before that they were so noisy and don't want to listen to me, indeed God is with me.

During lunch time, there was this volunteer who came out of no where to help out. I think she is helping out to give out papayas. Then when the children came to the table and just put down their cups, I told them to asked her nicely and they do it. Caleb is the funniest one because he put his cup with his back facing that volunteer. He look shy and maybe don't know how to ask because he don't know who is she. HAHA! So cute!

There is too many cute and funny incident that I would want to share with everybody but there is too many and some only said out with words is better. I thought I was not going to blog but when I start typing, I can't stop! HAHA!

After their nap time, I went to help out in the N class. When I was assigned to help out in looking after the children to finish their work, the teacher praised them in doing so fast. She said usually she asked them to hurry up but they are so slow, but today they did so fast. I felt a bit happy because I have been in a good use. HAHA!

Can't wait for tomorrow to happen! May the love of God be with everybody. Ciaos!:)

Too lazy/tired

I'm starting to become lazy to blog. Well I still have fun with the children. Lots of things happened. I think I will just store it in my brain. Guess I won't be blogging for the next few days till I think I want to update. Don't even feel like using the laptop. How come I've become like this? Hmm..guess it's the work and plus these few days are even busier due to the graduation on this sat. I need to stay strong to help them out. God bless those who are reading my blog. Ciaos!:)

Thanks to God's grace

I stayed with the T class the whole day today. I thought I will be with the K2 class because Miss Clarinda is not here. At first I don't really like to stay at T class but who knows, they are very cute and they like me a lot. I'm very tired today due to the tons of work I did today, so I'm going to post a short post. I still need to improve in bathing the children, I'm too slow.

Today I was really exhausted in doing the work, I really just felt like giving up. But I have been through so many things and God has helped me a lot. I shouldn't just give up because I felt tired. That's too horrible! There is this girl who kept asking me to sit properly and don't squat down. HAHA! She is so cute! When I'm with this class, I felt like I'm also a child playing with them. Being like them make me feel good. HAHA!

When I was very tired I kept crying out to Jesus. Today I depended on the Lord many of the time and He bless me abundantly. I really can felt it! He brought a teacher to come and thank me for all the hard work I have done. What she said bring my mood up and I was somehow happy about it. It keeps me going when actually I'm needed. I know it's from God and I want to thank God so much!

I can felt that the T class likes me a lot. There is too many incident to type it out here. I will just say one that is quite obvious. When they are at the music room waiting for their parents to come and pick them up, I sat with them. And this little boy whom I forgot his name came to sat with me and touched me(somehow admiring me?). Then Joseph from the K2 class saw me and suddenly ran towards me, hugged me and sat on me, nearly crushing me to the ground. I was struggling to get him off me because my back hurts a lot. That boy who sat next to me saw the incident and he saw my face. He helped me to push Joseph down, which is wrong because he is not supposed to push him down. Then Joseph is not happy so he beat his head. Thank God it was not a hard force. I caressed the boy's head and tell him it's OK.

I guessed when you are the only teacher there who don't scold them, that's how the will react and the worst thing is that they will bully you! Even if they are only three years old, they can ignore you when you tell them not to do this not to do that.

Ok a short post indeed! HAHA! Thank God for today!:)

Rejoice in the Lord always!

Message title: Rejoice in the Lord always!

Main verse: Philippians 4:4

Preacher: Rev. Yong Tai Tong

1 Thessalonians 5:16 & 18

Philippians 3:1

-Things that will rob us off our joy:

1)Circumstances

2)Conflicts

3)Cares and Worries

-Three principles that helped Paul rejoice in the Lord always:

1) Focus on Jesus

Rejoice in the Lord always

Philippians 4:5 "The Lord is near."

Near: -as an ever present help in times of trouble

-coming back soon, to remove sadness and wipe away our tears.

Philippians 3:12 & 14

2)Focus on Others

A self-centered person will never be happy.

Philippians 1:3-4

" 1:7-8

" 1:21-25

" 2:1-8

3)Fix Your worries

Be a "Barnabas" friend

Barnabas means Son of Encouragement (Acts 4:36). Barnabas convinced the apostles not to be afraid of Saul (Paul) after God changed him on the road to Damascus. And Barnabas was the one the apostles sent to Antioch to encourage the new believers there to remain true to the Lord (Acts 11:23). You can be a Barnabas to your friends, encouraging them to be strong in their faith no matter what they are going through.

(Friendship by Paige Jeary)

Spiritually/mentally tired

Yesterday didn't get to update my blog because I reached home at around 2330. I was too tired to even switch on my lappy. Usually I can even switch on the laptop at 0000. Yesterday at the centre I was mentally or maybe can say spiritually tired. I think I have not being serving with God's grace so that's why I'm so worn out. But I remembered to ask God for His help so it was still an enjoyable day.

I attend to the K2 class again and I it was like God answering my 'haven't-pray-prayer'! Because that day I just said I miss the K2s then yesterday I was there with them the whole day! Thank God for being so gracious.

That boy, Shawn, who always want me to pat him asked me a question, "Yesterday who did you pat?"
I answered, "I was patting Toh Jing and Joel(His classmates)."
He replied, "I saw you patting some K1s then I asked you to come, you said wait(showing me my action at the same time, which was very cute)."
I apologised, "Oh serious? I think I forget, so sorry about it. Next week I will come and pat you first OK?"

HAHA! He is so cute! The cuteness in him makes me love him so much. He also told me that Joshua and Gwenda is married. After that Yu Peng told me that Gwenda is Joshua's girlfriend! HAHA! They are so adorable, they even know this kind of thing. When he told me that time we were walking to the music room. Then Yu Peng go and grabbed Gwenda's hand then Joshua grab it back. I don't know what they are trying to do but surprisingly Gwenda grabbed Joshua's hand! The whole situation is so funny. Picture memory is better and it always make me smile at them.

During nap time I nearly want to faint, because the children has been bullying me for the whole day. I was smiling just for the sake of smiling and I was so fueled up that I nearly shouted at the children. I don't like that because I felt that I can't control my mood. But in the end everything was fine because I cried out to God. I really thank God that He has brought in that situation into my life to train me.

I was suddenly called to stay for another hour to help the T class because the lack of helpers. Miss Winnie said they will pay me for that extra hour. I was quite shy to accept that payment because I don't mind helping out for another hour. At first I was a bit reluctant because it was so last minute. I don't like last minute decision plus yesterday I was spiritually tired. But if I change to a different mindset, I can treat it as a way of using my time to serve God more.

In the evening, I went for cell at the same time to refresh my soul with God. It was wonderful:)

They actually like me a lot!

Today I helped every class except for the K2s. I missed them and they missed me too! HAHA! When I walked pass the K2 boys, I asked them, "Wah! Birthday party just end?" Then that boy who said I was very pretty last friday shouted, "Miss Tan!" He was very happy to see me. HAHA! Then during their nap time when I patting one of the K2 boy to sleep, we have a short conversation:

He said, "Miss Tan, why you didn't come to our class anymore?"
I replied, "Because Miss Clarinda is back."
He asked, "Huh~ But I want you to come, if Miss Clarinda didn't come will you come to our class?"
I answered, "Haha! I don't know."
His last word was, "Huh~"

They are so cute! HAHA! I wished I could go back to that class too but I can't choose. I hoped that the supervisor will asked me where do I want to go to next week, and I will say K2. HAHA! I think I have also created a 'bond' with them. Whenever I see them I sure have things to talk to them and I like to talk to them. They will always crowd around me asking me how to read this word and that word.

When I was with the nursery class, I was somehow bored and it's my first day with the nursery children. Then when I looked over to the T class, this boy is looking at me, then he look very cute and I smiled to him. But he didn't give me any reaction but just stared at me. HAHA! Then the teacher of that class spotted me smilling to him said something about him which I forgot then I just smile. At the same time, the boy beside the teacher, who is also her child, was signalling me to go over. These children are so adorable! HAHA!

Then when I have to go home, I need to pass by the T class, they saw me going home and they said goodbye to me. I thought they were going to ignore me! Children are really a gift from God.

Not feeling well

Today the children went for their rehearsal at TC. I helped the K1s today. There is this child called Caleb who kept saying, "Miss Tan, I like you. I want to sit with you." So cute! HAHA! He is the one who said I will stay with them. Anyway then during nap time I slept with him. At that point of time I didn't know he was sick. Then later during afternoon tea break, the chinese teachers told me that he was sick and just came back to school. He was crying so badly and wants his mummy. So I tried to comfort him and he hugged me back. So I stayed there with him. I'm not sure whether did he pass the virus to me, I just get sick when I was about to go home. I felt nausea and whole body was weak. I felt like crying because I felt like I can't control my body. God please help me.

Thank God for this day

Nearly late for work again. Today I'm scheduled for 0745 but reached at 0740. Tomorrow have to reach at 0700. Supposedly to reach at 0715 but I want to be there early. I love this job and I want to serve the Lord wholeheartedly. I don't mind coming in early and going out late. HEHE~ I can have my breakfast there if I need to reach at 0745. That's good then means I don't have to wake up so early to have my breakfast.

Today the children are behaving very badly. They are not listening and paying attention to the teachers. Two groups of children, one boy group and one girl group, are not happy with each other. Two of the boys said they don't want to be friend with this boy and that boy cried. So poor thing. Then three of this girls said they don't want to be friend with this other girl. I don't know why are they behaving like this. Lord please bring love to them, let them love one another.

They are still so adorable and always make me laugh. The N class children remember me already, they came and call me and smile to me. So cute!! If not they will just stare at me and think who am I. HAHA! Today I found out that there is no holiday for the children at all, except september there will be a staff retreat. So cool! I really love this job a lot and I thank God that He has given me this open door and let me experience such a joy in working for Him.

I'm not going to post about what happened at the childcare for today because I just argued with Huan. I have no mood and I'm disappointed at her behaviour and attitude. I will scold her until she wake up! Want people to understand you, first understand others. Don't kept blaming others for what happened to you. You have the right to let yourself be happy and sad. So why don't let yourself be happy? Think! O Lord, please please open her heart to You and let her want to be close to You, Lord! Thank You!!:)

Although today might be a bit moody plus some weird things that happened, I still want to thank God for today.