April | 2022 | News from the Field

A Restful Break

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionarie Joshua Wareham (Serving in Jos, Nigeria)

Educating Global Disciples of Christ
It has been a busy couple months. I have been writing and completing scholarship applications for seminary, while teaching and grading. The Lord blessed me with the strength and will to make it to spring break for some needed rest. We are learning about poetry and reading the books Iqbal and Tuck Everlasting. Tuck Everlasting is a great book because a major theme is immortality. Through the reading I constantly ask the students if they would want to live forever. I have yet to get a, “yes”. It is always, “I would rather go to heaven” or “That’s impossible because Jesus is returning to take us to heaven.” – I always say, “Good answer.”

I also did some tourist things while in Ghana. It was a much needed break!

April Fool’s day

My eighth grade class pranked me… The best best part was the principal was in on it! The bell rang for class and I was waiting…and…waiting. I was wondering where everyone was. I walk out of my classroom and find the principal. She tells me that the students have been pranking teachers all day and that I should go check the library for them because that is where the high schoolers hang out. They should be there as well…so I did; and when I returned, this is how they were in my class.
So I decided to teach that way. It was awesome and a great way to end the week with a good laugh!