Last week beginning on Thursday, the 29th of January. Our school hosted a tournament for our league called BISAC. The tournament was for all the International schools in who are part of our organization. There were 10 teams in total, the tournament was for the JV Girls which are our U17 teams.
The Tourny was played on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. With the majority of the games on Sunday. There were two pools where the teams got to play four games and then the top two teams of each pool got into the semi-finals.
The Championship game was between Shrewsbury and EIS. It was a great game and in the end EIS came out victorious. It was nice when the game was over, I had been up since 6:30 and left the gym by 6 PM that night. I am still feeling sleepy from not getting enough sleep.
Anyways. This week is not busy at all, I have no classes till Wednesday at 1:30 PM. I am doing some inventory of the equipment and that we have, checking to see if there are things we need for next year.
Well, January 2009 is almost gone and February is around the corner. What has happened this month in January?
Many things have happened. I have returned to Thailand, school has started, we have had two days off school already coming back from break. There is another day or two coming up in February. And then in March there is five or more.
The first week back from break I was busy going from meeting to meeting. I am on atleast four committees; section leaders, curriculum, academics, and athletics committee. Then I also meet for meetings like SML (Contemporary Church Service) every monday, on Wednesdays I have a meeting with the PE Teachers which alternates every other Wednesday, and then I also have meetings for a program called TNL (Tuesday Night Live--Youth Group). I also have to fit in 15 hours of teaching, while trying to make sure we are getting equipment, keeping up the facilities and day to responsibilities for the PE program. Oh and I coach basketball, and soon will be coaching volleyball in place of the basketball team.
It is fun and exciting when things are happening... but it gets busy. I came home one day and was just exhausted. I sleep like crazy.
This week I did my first program for the Youth. I had great support from fellow staff, and teachers, but we had a low turn out of students. We had only two show. This made me think, were we doing the the things we were supposed to get the right students involved? Or is there really no students that give a flip about God? Well, we will see about next Tuesday and see if it is because there was to much going on this week or we didn't advertise good enough.
The other big thing happening this week was the BISAC JV Girls Basketball Tournament. The great thing is I haven't had to do much for this tournament, besides give my thoughts and suggestions. The Athletic Coordinator has been in charge of planning and communicating to the other schools. We have 9 or 10 other schools coming and they will compete on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday; with Sunday being the big day and the majority of the games being played.
So all in all I am living and making things happen. But it is busy busy.
Pray for my students and the faculty here. That includes me. The Administration will be going through some changes over the next year. I will stick it out one more year at this point, to be faithful to the students and other faculty, and have to see how supportive the Administration is of PE from now till the end of next year.
God bless!
Sunday, January 18, 2009
This is such a good song, and living in Thailand where the kids are so engrossed in the media scene and they like this kind of music... I do feel songs are away to talk to people and touch them, make them think. They might not listen to my words but with this guy, Brandon Heath, they might and maybe God will use songs like this to bring them to a realization... maybe, just maybe....
Lyrics: Look down from a broken sky Traced out by the city lights My world from a mile high Best seat in the house tonight
Touch down on the cold black top Hold on for the sudden stop Breath in the familiar shock Of confusion and chaos
All those people going somewhere Why have I never cared
Give me your eyes for just one second Give me your eyes so I can see Everything that I keep missing Give me your love for humanity Give me your arms for the broken hearted The ones that are far beyond my reach Give me you heart for the ones forgotten Give me your eyes so I can see
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Step out on a busy street See a girl and our eyes meet Does her best to smile at me To hide what’s underneath
There's a man just to her right Black suit and a bright red tie Too ashamed to tell his wife He's out of work, He's buying time
Pre Chorus / Chorus
I’ve been here a million times A couple of million eyes Just move and pass me by I swear I never thought that I was wrong I need a second glance Give me a second chance To see the way you’ve seen the people all along
Chorus
(Thanks to Melissa for these lyrics) [ Give Me Your Eyes Lyrics on http://www.lyricsmania.com/ ]
Well, my time in the States was great. There are pictures up on Facebook.. well, you will have to be friends with my girlfriend to see them. Maybe I will get some up soon for everyone to see. Anyways, We did a lot of things. From going to the Aquarium to repelling down a 150 foot rock cliff, watching the ball drop and playing games. It was nice to be with my family and friends. It was soooo refreshing.
There are many things I did not get a chance to do or people I didn't get to see. That was the only bad part about the whole trip. If I didn't get to see you I am sooo sorry but if God is willing and things work out.. then I will get to see you very soon. I will be coming back in July.
I am going to start leading out in a program here called TNL. The name came from having their program on Thursdays and it was Thursday Night Live. A play of the Saturday Night Live show. Anyways, now it is called Tuesday Night Live. I plan on reaching out to the Christians here at our school, empowering them to know who they serve, what He is like, and how they can share Him with their fellow students and friends.
It is an exciting program. I pray that God is leading and that the students here will be blessed. The first program starts January 27th and will be dynamic. I will be showing the video, by Louise Giggilio, "How Great is our God." If you haven't seen it click here. This link will take you to the youtube video. There are 5 parts, each one is 10 minutes long, except the last one. The author's name is freaksavior.
We need prayer for this school and the students here. I think they are willing but the students are very friendship oriented. They will do whatever their friends think is cool. Take basketball for example. There are two or three really good basketball players a few years ago who wanted to play on the basketball team. Well, they were friends with some other girls that did not want to play on the basketball team or did not make the team. In turn the other good players did not play but now in their senior year, they are regreting the fact that they did not play those previous years.
That is one example of how they effect each other. They are more likely to not play or be apart of a program if the majority of their friends do not participate. One thing is they are affraid to be made fun of or be bulleyed they say. They are also very close and take care of each other too. So it is hard for them to turn in a fellow friend, as it is seen as "helping out a friend." If you don't lie for your friend or give him your homework you are not being a friend and you're looked down upon.
