November/December blog

These past few weeks have been an up and down experience. But I think this time of year it is almost the same as every winter. I get stressed and sad but once winter fades so does my moods and bad feelings. I hope I will get better and maybe even stronger than before with these feelings.

God has opened several doors that has helped me to get involved in the community. I will be playing in a floorball game this Saturday as a goalie (floorball is like Ice Hockey w/o the ice) with some other teachers from my school. We are playing against all the other teachers within the city. So, wish me luck!

I also have a doctor that I have been meeting with here in Sokolov. She just wants to practice her English. So, we've gone out for coffee and stuff like that. But it's kind of stressful because I don't know how to help much.

I have also been asked to spend time with a 2nd grader. His mother wants me to speak English around him so that he won't lose the English he already knows. They've lived in America or Canada for about 2 years. It sounds like babysitting but it could be fun. Me and my roommate were thinking about swiching off and on. So, I will have to update you on that once it happens.

I've also been helping with an English club here in Sokolov. We just started it just a few weeks ago and it has been going really well. We are slowly getting more students as the time goes by and they seem to be having a lot of fun but we only have a few here and there. So pray for it so that we can get more students. I also help at another English camp in Cheb (ch=hk like in Hebrew) with the girls that are in the same program as I am and that one has been a huge succsess.

I have a few stories to tell you or maybe just one.
Well, all of you know that I have a tattoo on my wrist that says Christ in Greek. So, I had this girl in one of my classes who asked me what it was. I then proceeded to tell her and her eyes lit up. So, after class she came up to me and asked me if I was a Christian and I said yes and she got so excited that I think she was about to cry and she was beaming from ear to ear because she is also a Christian. At this time I wasn't all there and I wasn't as excited as she was but looking back this makes me think about how happy she was to know that her teacher shares the same faith. While I was leaving the classroom she said, "God Bless you" then it hit me.. WOW! This is why I am here!

I hope you enjoyed these stories. If you have any questions or remarks just let me know either on here, Facebook, or E-mail me at Derickrowe@gmail.com

Soon I need to send a news letter. So, if you could send me your e-mail and others that would like to hear how things are going just send me them to the e-mail above. That would be great!

Keep praying for my health, heart, and mind also that I may focus on God and the things he wants me to see while I'm over here.

THANK YOU and GOD BLESS YOU ALL!

Love
Derick Rowe aka Mr. Rowe :)


These are a few things that I have been up to and I hope that there's more doors to open.