Growing and Learning Together!

Teachers: Christa and Dillia
Class: Second Grade
Region: Léogâne 

How has God shown up in your class?
[Christa] God has shown in my class through the positive impact He is making in the lives of my students. They are dedicated to their schooling and always do their best in their homework. They all respect each other, and their friendship has grown between them. I am fortunate to see the work that the Lord is doing in their lives.

[Dillia] God has shown up in my class through the way my students behave and for the love they have for each other. It is always with great joy for them to come to school and participate in the devotion that we do every school day.

What are some notable updates or activities that your class has been a part of? (i.e. holidays, celebrations, traditions)
[Christa] Flag Day, Labor and Agriculture Day, and Christmas.
[Dillia] Flag Day, Labor and Agriculture Day, Recreation Day.

What was the occasion and why is it important to your culture? 
[Christa] Flag Day is an important day for us and for our country; it reminds us of the sacrifices that our ancestors did so that today we can be a free nation. It is on May 18th; we celebrate with our students by singing songs and dressing up in red and blue. Labor and Agriculture Day is an important event in our society which we celebrate on the 1st of May. We organize activities with our students, play games and ask questions. For Christmas we always celebrate it before school closes for the holidays.

[Dillia] One of the celebrations we enjoy is Flag Day; we always celebrate it on May 18th. We were able to participate in the parade in our cities, singing and dancing. The event means a lot to us because it is our pride as a nation.

What is your favorite memory from this year so far? Something that made you laugh? Cry? Praise God? 
[Christa] The first week of school, one of my students came to me and asked me to pray for her mother because she was not feeling well. I was amazed to see the faith she has in God.

[Dillia] One of my students was able to sing a song in church for the whole school and he did a great job. It made me happy because he was not shy and was happy to give praise to God.

What are some activities or events that you and your class are looking forward to?
[Christa] Flag Day, Labor Day , Christmas and Recreation Day.
[Dillia] Flag Day, Christmas, playing soccer with other classes, coloring and crafts.

Is there a Bible verse that your class has been studying? Or maybe a verse that God has put on your heart during this season? 
[Christa] We are studying the book of Esther with our students. They love it when we do devotions with them every morning in class.

[Dillia] We are studying John 3 verse 16. We explain to them how God loves them and what he wants in return for them.

What would you like to say to partners that are supporting the class and students?
[Christa] I would like to thank you for supporting my class. May God bless you and keep you healthy. My class looks forward to praying for you each morning when we do devotion. We also look forward to meeting you in the future. May the peace of God be with you.

[Dillia] I would like to say thank you because you have opened your hearts to support our class. We are happy that you can do this and we will pray that God will continue to bless you for your generosity to us. We will pray for you and your families.

Prayer Requests:

Christa

• I would like you to pray for me that God will keep me healthy throughout the year so that I can continue my mission of teaching my beloved students.
• I want God to bless my students with knowledge and understanding.
• I also want you to pray that this school year will go well for us by avoiding having to deal with issues like COVID-19 and political unrest.

• I would like you to pray for my students so that God will bless and give them good understanding and to learn well in class.
• I also want you to pray that we stay healthy and that God will make His way in their lives.
• We want this year to go well so that they can see their entire schooling program.