Teaching Far and Near ~

Being called to educate children is truly significant. My role as a veteran teacher here has expanded as God has provided a way to work part time for Children of the Nations’ Education Department and part time here in the classroom. In 2011 I joined as a summer Global Volunteer working with children and national teachers in Sierra Leone and Uganda, Africa. In 2019, God led me to become an Educational Specialist with COTN. I am thrilled to have the chance to serve children through education areas of the world that desperately need first-rate educators.

• • Teaching is for the courageous dreamers and most hopeful ones - those who commit to helping others towards their own excellence, and those who want to instill hope in the next generations to do more and to be more.
• • COTN serves thousands of the poorest children in the world. Children who are in desperate need of improved educational opportunities to help them escape the cycle of poverty and open brighter futures.
• • There are direct correlations between education and quality of life, especially in the developing world, and significantly for girls.
• • Education truly is the key to freedom.

My goals are to:

• • Continue to work with national teachers to affect their practices and motivation
• • Inspire the education staff to continue to develop skills and understandings that advance their teaching and make a difference in the lives of thousands of students, and to prepare these students for the future they will soon be a part of.

I am asking you to be part of the chase for education and excellence for God’s Kingdom.

You can be part of my new role in a few ways.

Will you help me by praying?

I need your prayers. I would love to know that family and friends are praying for me, for the teachers who will be learning new things, and for the staff, children, and communities I work with. My prayer points are for protection and health to do the work, and creativity and wisdom in constructing and delivering teacher professional learning, strengthening relationships, and helping to assess learning. I need prayer for all that God plans to accomplish.

Will you consider partnering with me financially?

Please join me by participating in my personal support page here which contributes to travel expenses to work with teachers and children in our partnering countries. Through your financial partnership, you will be investing as a difference maker to transform children’s lives for generations to come.

Being invested in COTN continues to be an important part of my story ~ to work for justice and compassion and impact lives of the most vulnerable. Thank you for being part of this hope through your financial and prayer support as part of God’s global family. Together, we can continue to make a difference for children of poverty and trauma and for God’s Kingdom!

Thank you for your faithfulness. I am most grateful!