In the past, I hated practicing piano but this time I really enjoyed doing it. Last Sunday, I was invited to play piano for my fellowship group at baptism. The pianist was getting baptized so there was no one to play the piano. I must have practiced for hours. At the performance, I messed up a little, but I had fun playing. In BSF, we have been learning how God can use what little we have, as in the little boy with the two fishes and loaves of bread. I don’t know if I was any help, but I certainly gain an appreciation for practicing and playing piano like I had never before.
As I was sharing this insight with my missions teammates, they were making fun that I didn’t use this “gift” when I was on the missions trip. One thing that I’m really thankful for this year is for the missions trip I took to Taiwan. It wasn’t a trip that I went and placed behind me. Every two weeks, our team have a conference call to share what God has been teaching us, to discuss on a book we have been reading, and to support each other in prayer.
In addition to keeping in touch with the US team, I continue to take Perspective class. A lady came to talk to us about a missions trip to China which takes place from mid-June to mid-August. It is a program that reaches out to the teachers in China through professional development. The only drawback is that my school year ends very late. I was thinking that if I am able to find a teaching job for the 2010/2011 academic year, that is closer to home and the school year ends earlier, then I would consider going on this trip to China.