Today I ran two frightful marathons.

"Teacher, only 3mins 55 seconds"

Today, I ran. I ran for lives.

First, a student with muscular dystrophy (from my class) had a miscommunication and was seen climbing up the stairs. My first thought was to get to him as falling off the stairs may mean life and death.I left the rest of the class in the classroom and ran for him.

Second, another student slipped out of the class in the middle of the lesson and ran. Again, i left my class and sprinted after him.Never had I ran so fast down the four storeys, around the corriders - only to arrive just in a split second to get him before he walked into the 'forbidden' fire access stairways which is a complete blindspot from the school. (It is a fire access stairways with doors that claim to block out fires) I would have lost him had he entered the stairways. I thought I had lost myself then when I raised my voice to scold him.

3mins 55seconds. That was the amount of time i took down the stairways,up the stairways, along the corridors,plus a scolding.

Both marathons in less than an hour.


Lord, thank you for giving a healthy body and a healthy pair of legs. Thank you for your timely intervention. The consequences could have been disastrous. Thank you Father for watching over us today.Help me Lord, grant me wisdom. PLease Lord, continue to watch over us.In Jesus' most precious name, Amen.