Hey family
and friends,
As you already know, I have been working in
Family Support for quite some time now and we have been able to open a second
tuition center in another area in Bangalore. My sister Santhiya has put in a
lot of time and effort into the opening and establishing of another tuition center. When
we thought it wouldn’t be possible to open one this year at all, God made a way
for that to happen. We were able to get a house for reasonable rent and set up
a decent center with all facilities which include being able to play in the
park, snack time, and not just working on school work/ homework but setting
their foundation in phonics and basic math. I find it very upsetting to see the
school education system being so business and money-minded, but pay no
attention to teaching the students. All the kids that come here have very or
no knowledge at all of the phonics and basic math. I get to teach classes 4 and 5.
The children in these classes too have no knowledge of phonics and math but I
am able to teach them and I really enjoy doing that. I also get time to spend
with my sponsor kid as he’s in my class. He has a very cute personality and I’m
very glad to be able to get to know him and sponsor him.
This month has also been very challenging for
me as I have emotionally accepted the changes around me. Sadly, I wasn’t very
positive about it and had to have a number of one-on-ones with Tammyma to help
me process them and not just accept them but to embrace them. The lord has been
very patient with me and so has Tammyma. For a while, I forgot my identity and
started feeling insecure compared to some of my sisters that I live with but
God opened my eyes and reminded me of who I am in him. I have been able to
reconcile with my sisters and start getting along just fine. I needed Jesus more
now than ever and he has been there for me but I was too blinded by my own self-pity,
bitterness, loneliness and self-doubt. But the Lord was able to get my
attention through my mom and now I feel so much closer to God and lighter at
heart. My mind is so much more at peace now that I get along with my sisters
and am myself again. My foundations needed to be cemented once again and the Lord has been faithful to do that for me.
