by Alice Lu
If you are a DFLL student, you probably have many tutoring experiences. And you’ve probably profited more than NT 100,000 annually from your tutees’ wealthy parents. Then why do I bother to write a story about it? Because every Sunday morning I deal with 80 elementary school students – early, and for free. The fact is I am a volunteer Sunday school teacher at my church, teaching kids Bible stories. After serving the Lord for half a year, I have come to the conclusion that God is indeed fair: all kids are alike. Their behavior proves that part of their DNA is from the devil, whether they have received religious teaching or not. My first class was a disaster. I was to tell fifteen first graders the story of John the Baptist. But throughout the 35-minute class, only three were sitting and listening. The others were crawling and twisting on the floor like vacuum cleaners because they were all yelling at the same time. They were full of tricks. A chubby boy constantly shouted that he had to go to the bathroom. Each time he went, he would be accompanied by the entire class who also had to go. When that stopped working, he suddenly became thirsty and had to use the water fountain. Coincidently, the whole class was then thirsty. Toward the end of the class, I was still at the beginning of the story. My students covered their ears and shook their heads. “I don’t want to listen. I don’t want to listen.” “Recess! Recess!” Yes, recess, that’s what I needed. Many people, including myself, believe girls behave better and are more courteous. This conviction was shattered by another student in Sunday school – Shing. She is nine years old, very beautiful, and is always dressed up as a princess. She also has a crush on my boyfriend, who teaches there too. Ever since she found out about our relationship, I became her victim. She tickled me, splashed me with water, hid my bag, and pushed me into the corner. She did it all pretending she was playing with me. One time she saw me holding hands with my boyfriend and was furious. I couldn’t do much about it. Jesus forgave Peter’s three denials, and I have to forgive Shing seventy-seven times. Although the children don’t pay much attention to what I say they are actually quite familiar with Bible stories. I was corrected by a student that Joseph has 11 brothers not 12. That same student once broke my glasses on purpose. These kids come to church and learn the Bible. But to them stories are for entertainment only. They are not yet ready to accept that there is a moral to every Bible story – not to mention that they should be affected by those morals. Maybe years later they will finally realize the meaning of Christianity. But before that, I can only pray for more love from God to love them truly. #Volume 8 Issue 1 a
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