No Greater Joy
I've been quiet lately about Cruz, because if I were honest, we've hit a rough season lately. Preteen mamas, do you hear me?? He is the primary reason I'm teaching at the school I am...I didn't see any way that I could spend my day with him homeschooling. We were like two opposing magnets...such different goals and desires. What concerned (and frustrated) me the most was how had become so self centered.
But the first week of February, he started attending Carachipampa, a Christian school that was established as a school to support the education of missionary families. The Bible is integrated in every area possible, with godly teachers and staff. Cruz has been well loved and prayed for this past month. And he has made me so incredibly proud. He's making good grades, trying to do his very best, and asking very little help from me with homework. And last week his class did a presentation in chapel that I think really spoke to him. He was the lead character in a skit about a boy who was sad and lonely and kept asking others to be there for him, but they couldn't. And all the while Christ was right there, waiting for him to turn to Him. This morning he asked to speak with me alone when we got to school, and he shared how he couldn't sleep last night, thinking about his eternity and the life he'd been leading. He wanted to commit his life to Christ right then, sincerely and wholeheartedly this time.
Y'all, all day he's been asking me for suggestions of verses to read, pastors to listen to, and wondering when he can be baptized! All of this is more than I could have asked or imagined in this past month. While I've been struggling personally with a challenging class and related anxiety issues, God has been softening Cruz's heart towards Him. There's a common phrase here, "vale la pena," which means worth the trouble. The weight of my own stress this past month "vale la pena" for it to open the door for God to do a miracle in this boy's heart! I love him more than words can say.
Please pray for him to grow strong in the Lord and be a vessel for His righteousness. And praise God with us for doing an awesome work in Cruz!
"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." 3 John 1:4
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| First day of school...great depiction of his attitude at the time. |
But the first week of February, he started attending Carachipampa, a Christian school that was established as a school to support the education of missionary families. The Bible is integrated in every area possible, with godly teachers and staff. Cruz has been well loved and prayed for this past month. And he has made me so incredibly proud. He's making good grades, trying to do his very best, and asking very little help from me with homework. And last week his class did a presentation in chapel that I think really spoke to him. He was the lead character in a skit about a boy who was sad and lonely and kept asking others to be there for him, but they couldn't. And all the while Christ was right there, waiting for him to turn to Him. This morning he asked to speak with me alone when we got to school, and he shared how he couldn't sleep last night, thinking about his eternity and the life he'd been leading. He wanted to commit his life to Christ right then, sincerely and wholeheartedly this time.
Y'all, all day he's been asking me for suggestions of verses to read, pastors to listen to, and wondering when he can be baptized! All of this is more than I could have asked or imagined in this past month. While I've been struggling personally with a challenging class and related anxiety issues, God has been softening Cruz's heart towards Him. There's a common phrase here, "vale la pena," which means worth the trouble. The weight of my own stress this past month "vale la pena" for it to open the door for God to do a miracle in this boy's heart! I love him more than words can say.
Please pray for him to grow strong in the Lord and be a vessel for His righteousness. And praise God with us for doing an awesome work in Cruz!
"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." 3 John 1:4
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