A Glimpse of Me

I took an offer to facilitate a course called the Kairos course in the Cross-Cultural training that my hubby is directing. I was nervous and I almost cancelled it. Good thing my hubby encouraged me so much. I did the Cultural Considerations… which can be found in Chapter 7 of the Kairos Course material. I am glad I pursued it… I re-discovered my love for teaching. It wasn’t supposed to be a teaching session… just facilitating. But I stood there and I felt like I was teaching. Since I could relate so much with the topic, it was an easy flow… had the students laughing all the way to the finish. I loved it. I was nervous at first when I stood in front but I got over it by sharing a joke. And I told the class I share a joke everytime I get nervous. They all laughed… and it basically broke the ice.

Well, why is it that I never considered teaching as my career? I really don’t know why. In the Philippines, teaching is not really a glamorous career, especially when the teachers don’t get their salaries on time. I thought being a teacher would make me hungry. LOL. Anyways… I know it’s a noble job because you are planting a seed. And you have a choice… to plant a good seed or to plant a bad seed. I have come across some teachers that planted a good seed in me… and some not so good. But I appreciate all of them, nevertheless.

So… I stood there… started opening my mouth… and started loving it. Now my hubby found a 2-day spot for me because a couple of teachers from Australia just moved their schedule to a different date… Hubby suggested I take the 2-day spot. And I said yes!

I actually have a lot of “passions.” I love writing too. That’s why I have blogs. I love doing IT jobs as well. But I took engineering. I am so-so with it. Why did I take that course then? Oh well… I was too immature to make a wise decision. I based my decision on how glamorous a job can be if I do engineering. Indeed, it was good to do it. In fact, I was able to get an engineering job in a government office. It was indeed glamorous. What I couldn’t take was the obvious corruption that took place.

I was once assigned to design a road project. It was in a very rural area. I did everything for that project alone: plotting of data, designing of the road, estimating of the cost of project. Once done, I submitted to my Chief of Planning and Design. The next day, I got 500Pesos. I was wondering why I got it. And there was no bidding that took place for that project. Then I realized it was a ghost project! The government actually paid for the project that never existed. And I was so naive to even realize it. And I was part of the scam! Well, I couldn’t take it. And I chose to move on to a better career. The one that God designed me for. I am glad I did. I am doing my best to give Him back the glory He deserves.

Now I am excited to take that 2-day spot of teaching. And speaking of teaching, I need to sign off now and prepare. I have a lot of things on my plate for this first half of the year. And I am glad. God is awesome!