August Update

Hello Everyone!

Can you believe that at this time, a little over one year ago, I was updating you on my mom’s health? A lot has happened in this year but I am happy to inform you that my mom’s health is looking good right now. Chemo and surgery did what they were supposed to do and she is feeling better and getting back to exciting things like school. Thanks for all of your prayers for both me and the rest of my family.

It is so nice to be here in Cameroon for a start of a school year without the added stress of moving to a new country and dealing with family health problems. I have been able to really dive into teaching much more than I was able to last year. I am already a month into a new school year. We start off the school year here with a three-week session where all the kids from the village families join us in the school environment. During this time we try to focus on doing a lot of group work and studying specific topics. During a professional development session that I attended this summer, I was encouraged to make learning as engaging and authentic as possible. I was given the challenge of teaching a unit on fossils and dinosaurs to my kids. Since there are no natural history museums with dinosaur bones to see here, we had to bring a museum to life ourselves. The kids learned how a footprint can be fossilized, how scientists study the clues left behind by the animals, and how to create museum displays. The learning culminated with three groups of students creating life-sized skeletons to display for their parents in an open house museum. It is such a blessing to be here and be able to continue to pour into these kids’ lives.

In my class this year, I have four kids that I taught last year and seven kids that are new to my classroom. I am so excited to continue to love these kids and stretch them in their learning. I thank you so much for your partnership that allows me to continue to be here in Cameroon, following God’s call to support missionary families.

Blessings,
Megan