![]() Cedars Christian School is a place to nurture students to expose God-given abilities to serve their fellow men. I want my life to be an example to others. In doing so, I planted a seed in that family’s mind about what a life with Christ can offer them. In getting to know this family, I ultimately influenced the mom to send these students to a local summer Bible camp. In one small community I lived in, I happened to live above a couple students of mine. People who get to know me will see Jesus through my actions and my words. Going back to my time at Cedars, I remember specific teachers who reminded me that my words and actions can be a shining example to the people around me without sharing Jesus freely. Knowing this, I’ve tried to emulate Christ to my students without getting myself in trouble. It was a deeply enriching opportunity for both myself and my students to serve the world around them.Īs a public-school teacher, I know that I cannot share God in the classroom. The first year, I ended up having my students participate in service-based learning, ultimately ending up serving the Navajo people in Farmington, New Mexico. In my early career, I have worked at private institutions where I was able to share God freely. Quality time spent with people who actually care about making a lasting impact on the children and youth that they work with, shows a level of commitment towards kingdom building for eternity. It is the people who heavily influence children and youth to be the best that they can be. However, not all learning at school is academic. The passion from these educators imprinted a love for learning on me. Relying on the knowledge from my years there, I have provided quality learning and instruction to my students in subjects like Math, Social Studies, English and Yearbook. I have used my experiences at Cedars to influence my life as a teacher. This was a well-rounded education for myself and it was the cornerstone for my life of service helping young people learn about the world around them. Eventually, I learned that there was space for myself. When my mother announced that my sisters got into a class at Cedars and I was on the waiting list for a large grade seven class, I was hopeful that there was space for me.
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