To teach is to learn

To all those who ever taught in their life, teaching is an extremely good chance to learn, to understand more, to improve and perfect one's knowledge and even skills.

Thuan finished his teaching on the class Synoptic Gospels for the second time (Dec 9,10&11). This time he taught a group of students different from the first one. He had more than 10 old students who are serving in different ministry in various churches, several among them are pastors. Also he had other ten who are young, a little bit faster in learning but unexperienced in ministry. And a group of 6 tribal students who worked real hard for their study but they find hard time analyzing things and putting them in Vietnamese.

Dealing a class like that, Thuan really learned to communicate well so they all could understand but manage time alotted and goals set for the subject. It was challenging! And it was exciting!

I asked Thuan to take me with him during the last afternoon when the students had class, just want to be with him and see how the students responded after 3 days being with him. (Thuan did not want me to show up there but he finally humoured me). They have learned and grown differently in different areas as they responded and gave the feed back. I thank God for making it possible for Thuan to impact them spiritually with his young age and unexperienced state in ministry. God's Word is powerful. Knowing His truth can deliver Christians to move to another higher step of a spiritual ladder. It's all about Him who worked through Thuan for His purposes.

My brother also came for that class. Before he returned to our hometown, I had a short talk with him regarding some problems going on in His life. It moved me when he shared how deeply God touched him through the truths he learned from the ministry of our Lord Jesus and he was convinced to give up some bad habits and renewed his personal walk with God. I was moved from being frustrated to grateful to what He has done. So, I learned, too although I was not a student in his class.

God used this class to prove that teaching is His given-gift to Thuan and with prayer and humility, we are excited to see how He will use it for His glory and purposes.

Glory to Him alone!

We thank God for His strength for Thuan after the class, too.