OASIS FOCUS INC.
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Founders
    • Mission Statement
    • Board of Directors
  • Resources
    • Conference
  • Media
    • Archives
    • Podcast
    • YouTube
  • Gallery
  • Restore
  • Equip
  • Education
    • Global School
  • Contact

God’s Faithfulness- Part 1

7/13/2015

 
Our next guests are a husband and wife team- Trevor and Nancy Connelly. Both are retired educators with a combined total of 62 years in education. They are longtime friends of ours and board members of Take Back Ministries. They reflect on God’s faithfulness as former public school educators in a two part series.  Love and Blessings!!
                                       
                                       *************************************************


Picture
Nancy: Through all my years of teaching, there were factors both inside and outside of education that seemed to pose a challenge. However, my students were always a blessing.  What helped me to be effective was staying very focused on what God had called me to do in the classroom and not the other distracting circumstances going on all around me.

Philipians 3:14  was one of my favorite scriptures that kept me focused.
“I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus!”
Many times I worked among fellow peers who did not care much how they spoke to others or what they spoke to others.  As I determined to obey the word of God and continued speaking life through my words, God would always bring peace to any situation around me. (Psalm: 57:4)

I remember specifically, one day as I was driving to work from Lewisville to Dallas, on a busy highway, and suddenly I got a flat tire!  My first thought was I was going to have 20 kids standing outside my classroom door, waiting to get in because I was late for work. Right where I was, I called out to God, asking Him to help me! A little bit further down the highway, I saw a ramp and decided to exit there.  Right at the bottom of the ramp was a store that looked like a Seven/Eleven and there was a man standing outside of it.  When I got out of the car he said, "How can I help you?"  Remember, I had asked God for help!  I told him I had a flat tire. The man fixed it and I arrived to school on time!  Now, that is God’s faithfulness in action and it brings Psalm 46:1 to life for me. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”


Picture
Trevor: What do you do when you need more opportunities for your students?  You PRAY and God will show you a way when there seems to be no way.  Isaiah 43:16 “God will make a way where there seems to be no way.”

This was one of the experiences on God’s faithfulness that stands out in my teaching career. I would see students gathering often after school for an enrichment program called Mad Science. It was a great program, however, after visiting a few sessions of the program (which were mostly demonstrations) and compared the cost students were paying for it, I got a revelation.  Why couldn’t I provide such an opportunity that is more engaging for our students instead?  As a science teacher, it was clear students loved it by the attendance and success of the program. So I began praying and asking for direction and guidance.  The more I prayed the more it seemed there were dead end signs anywhere I looked. More so, there was limited support, not many were applauding or encouraging me on to pursue the idea. But I sensed God’s direction, so I went ahead and cleared it with administration to start an after- school science class.  I was told that my intended after-school science class could not possibly succeed based on the fact that the Mad Science program was already established. God always has a way. I began the after-school science class and the word got around. The doors burst wide open and I had to limit the number of students to 30 students a session with no assistant!  God richly blessed the program and me in many ways!  The kids were ecstatic and following through with the idea renewed me!

 

 



Comments are closed.

    Dr. Feyi Obamehinti

    A Blog for Equipping and Empowering people to thrive with the Word of God. Daughter of the King, Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Friend, Mentor, & Educator enjoying the Blessed Life in Christ Jesus. Oasis Focus Inc. is a ministry of restoration & equipping. 

    Archives

    April 2021
    March 2021
    December 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    September 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    December 2013
    October 2013
    May 2013
    February 2013
    December 2012
    August 2012
    March 2012
    January 2012
    November 2011
    October 2011
    August 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    July 2010

    RSS Feed

Copyright © 2009-2021.  Oasis Focus Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All Rights Reserved.