"I am on the edge of losing it -the pain in my gut keeps burning. I'm ready to tell my story of failure . . . (Psalms 38: 17, 18a, MSG)Grade 1 was far better than Kindergarten in terms of understanding that strange language they all called “Dutch”, still I didn't...
"The insolent ridicule me without mercy, but I don't budge from your revelation." (Ps 119:51, MSG)I was so excited! I could finally see (See: I cannot see! Dragon Tramps or Kingdom Heirs, Part 3)! I was finally able to read anything my teacher wrote on the blackboard!...
"For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down." (Rev 12:10b, NIV2)I was so excited! The next September I would begin high school! Definitely something to look forward to!In those days in Belgium,...
"And should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left-and also many animals?" (Jonah 4:11, NIV2)I was finally in high school, and I was truly a...
My grade 6 teacher in high school became my role model. He made class fun, always encouraging us and guiding us. He always smiled and he tried to be like a kid, just like us. I admired him greatly.However, even in a great class setting, trouble can happen. Every two...
"My brothers shun me like a bum off the street; My family treats me like an unwanted guest." Psalm 69:8 (MSG)After grade 6 in elementary school, I entered grade 6 in high school. It's a bit confusing to some cultures. In Belgium, however, students go to elementary...
When I first entered high school, I was presented with a unique opportunity: for the first time ever, my class was offered a choice as to which foreign language we wished to learn. Throughout Elementary school, French (my mother tongue) had been our only choice, but...