An Occasion to Teach

If you speak English and you are a teacher here in Korea, you will most likely be presented with regular requests to teach those who are interested in learning the language. This is especially true if your aspiring students are children and the one making the request is their parent or, even better, their Sunday School teacher.

Such was the case when I was invited a few weeks ago to give a short talk to the "Kids English Bible Study" (KEBS) at The Joyful Church, one of the largest congregations in Pohang.  The kids were great, and the teachers were very appreciative of a native English-speaker coming to the class and sharing time with their students. 

I was invited back this past Sunday, and have now been asked to give regular (twice-a-month) talks on the Bible lessons the children are studying (Cain and Abel was yesterday morning's story) as well as visit with the small groups of students from 8 to 12 years old, who are more advanced in their English language skills. 

My experiences teaching the KEBS kids have taken me all the way back to my days as a summer camp counselor and the initial stages of my teaching career that began in a small private elementary school. I'm reminded of those early years when I was first hearing the call and being encouraged by others to teach.

So, whether its in the lecture halls at the university through the week or down in the Bible School classroom on Sunday mornings, I sense a strengthening and renewal of my call each time I'm provided an occasion to teach.