Bang Jo School - Helping Children's Education
In partnership with The Good Shepherd, SHE has been able to broaden its ministry to branch out into various Burmese communities not only in Koh Sirey, but in Bang Jo as well, teaching English to the children who attend the Bang Jo School.
Many Burmese children find themselves without an opportunity to receive an education due to numerous factors. Therefore, families often resort to having their children and teens participate in full time employment in the construction field, fishing ports, rubber tapping or full time childcare for their siblings while both parents are working.
The Bang Jo School offers these at risk children a safe place in which they can learn, as well as getting some physical exercise and interaction with other children and teachers. Since children are the focal point in this ministry and also an integral component in SHE’s vision, SHE was eager to send their interns and teams to assist the two teachers as required.
Throughout the past seven months, SHE interns have taught English classes to the children and have participated in teaching various arts and crafts and games. The interns have watched the classrooms and school building literally transform before their eyes as the programme develops.
The hope and future vision for this school and our relationship with the children is to be able to share the love of Jesus with them and offer them a better future by providing opportunities to grow outside of their home environment through the English programs and simply by being a familiar face and a safe place.
"At that time, the disciples came to Jesus saying, 'Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?' Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one little child like this in My name, receives Me."
~Matthew 18:1-5 (NKJV)
Many Burmese children find themselves without an opportunity to receive an education due to numerous factors. Therefore, families often resort to having their children and teens participate in full time employment in the construction field, fishing ports, rubber tapping or full time childcare for their siblings while both parents are working.
The Bang Jo School offers these at risk children a safe place in which they can learn, as well as getting some physical exercise and interaction with other children and teachers. Since children are the focal point in this ministry and also an integral component in SHE’s vision, SHE was eager to send their interns and teams to assist the two teachers as required.
Throughout the past seven months, SHE interns have taught English classes to the children and have participated in teaching various arts and crafts and games. The interns have watched the classrooms and school building literally transform before their eyes as the programme develops.
The hope and future vision for this school and our relationship with the children is to be able to share the love of Jesus with them and offer them a better future by providing opportunities to grow outside of their home environment through the English programs and simply by being a familiar face and a safe place.
"At that time, the disciples came to Jesus saying, 'Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?' Then Jesus called a little child to Him, set him in the midst of them, and said, 'Assuredly, I say to you, unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself as this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one little child like this in My name, receives Me."
~Matthew 18:1-5 (NKJV)