My name is Sarah Cole and I am a Junior studying in the Elementary Education/ Bible program at Appalachian Bible College. God placed the desire in me to serve Him full-time several years ago. Since then, He has shown me that teaching well is a very effective ministry that can be used in my own backyard or around the world. He then led me to study His Word at a Bible college in New York for two years, and now His will is for me to study and serve at ABC. My prayer for after I graduate is to live in a foreign country and teach as a ministry. I would not even have to teach children (though that would be my preference), but simply having the opporunity to serve God through educating someone would be a blessing to me. I have a desire to serve in East Asia, but God may lead me to a different place. It is all in His capable hands.
Because I grew up homeschooled, I always was curious about the schools that my friends went to. Two of my grandparents were teachers and I remember the first time I sat in my grandmother's second/third grade classroom, I knew that teaching was what I wanted to do. Now, years later, I see the impact God allowed my grandparents to have on so many lives. I desire to have an impact like that, even if God uses me to impact only a few people.
I think that technology will influence the way that I teach because, especially when I serve in another country, it will allow my students to connect with different cultures and they can learn about the systems and operations in the United States. Technology will also give me the opportunity to prepare my students for living in a 21st century skill driven world. Therefore, if I have the means available, I will incorporate technology into my lessons as much as possible, in a way that does not distract from what the class is learning.
3 comments:
Sarah~
Teaching is such an amazing adventure. When you think about the impact that you, as the teacher, can have on someone's life, it can be truly motivating or overwhelming. How exciting to think of where the Lord may take you, as you seek to serve Him. I know wherever you go your students will blessed to have you as their teacher. That is so neat that two of your grandparents were teachers and that you have that connection with them. I am sure that they would be honored to have you following in their footsteps.
I really enjoyed reading your post and reading about how you decided to be a teacher. I think it is great that you are so committed to teaching and sharing God's word with kids while having the opportunity to teach them as well. I will definitely keep you in my prayers as you finish up college and then start your ministry :)
Sarah
What a blessing to read your story on how God led you to teach. I think it is amazing that your grandparents impacted you the most to become a teacher usually it is a mom or dad but i know that is what makes all of our stories about wanting to teach so different. I also know you are going to be a great teacher no matter where or to whom the Lord leads you. You are going to be used for the Lord in great ways one day. I will be praying for you through out you ministry. I hope that if you are in a different part of the world that my class can e-mail you about different things.
God Bless,
Greg
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