I’m such a
nerd.
Loving my
job at Ruach, which is accounting for all the lempiras going in and out of the
school. It was a bit of a challenge at first, adapting my software to work with
Honduran payroll, not to mention having to do everything in Spanish, but the
beauty of accounting is that it is universal. No matter what country or time
period you’re in, your debits have to always equal your credits. You see, God
is a god of perfect order. And in the beginning He created all things in
perfect order. His creation included principals in life that we see manifested
in subjects like physics and biology, … and accounting – perfect balance with
reconciliation. Man did not invent accounting, but only discovered what God had
already created. And every day I have the privilege of working with that
creation as I put together a financial picture of the school, in a different
language, in a different currency, and in a different (and challenging)
environment. And when it’s all done, it balances. You see, when we follow God’s
order, God’s principals for our lives, God’s cause and effect rules, we are
blessed with God’s results. Sure, bad stuff can happen because we live in a
fallen world. But I choose to follow the principals of the Creator of the
universe.
So here’s
the best part of my job: I am slowly getting to know each student and his/her
parents. So as I see each child’s name in my accounts, I don’t just see names.
I see precious children that I get to be with every day, children that love to
laugh and dance, children that struggle with their paces, children that have a
rough home life, children that love to sing and be dramatic, children whose dad
has no job and cannot afford to pay tuition, children who come to the office in
tears with a bloody knee or tummy ache, children who love to sleep, children
who were mugged over the weekend, children who just lost a loved one
prematurely. When I see each child, sometimes I think, “there is no way I could
love these kids more than I do today.” And the next day, there is more love.
Equally the
best part of my job is the relationships with the teachers. As I prepare each
paycheck for each teacher, I see that teacher – working with the students in
the classroom, praying fervently during devotion, loving on a crying child,
disciplining a child that hasn’t done his homework, meeting with parents,
praying with each child before taking a test. I praise God for our teachers
that love and serve Him. I praise God for the true relationship that I enjoy
every day working and hanging out with these awesome teachers.
I would have
to say that when you can live out the passions in your heart, true joy abounds. Thank you God, for PASSION and JOY!
