The Right Path

Last week was insane! I had to say "good-bye" to a group of amazing people who have become a second family to me the past 3 years. Teaching at Kendall-Whitter was a life changing experience. I learned so much about myself, working with other people, serving God in an unlikely way and that everyday is like a mission if you choose to accept it. I keep thinking of the little boy in my room who has been through brain cancer, chemotherapy, suffered a hearing loss and wears hearing aides. Coincidentally his name means, "God with us". A couple of times last year I would look at him and automatically think, "Oh! God with us! Yes HE is and how can I be more Christ like today? How can I show the love of Christ to my students without saying it?" I hope I managed to do that for them. Anyway, it was a hard time saying goodbye, especially to my boy(who I had in class two years) and his mother (who speaks no English but came and gave me a big hug and said "thank you"). I felt blessed to have known them.

The week ended very exciting: I have my plane ticket and I am moving to Rwanda on August 6! One door shut and immediately the next door opened..just like that. So today I went to the doctor and got all the meds I'm going to need for the next 4 months. Then I went to Wal-Mart and bought all the toiletries/personal items I will need and put them in boxes...with the help of Olivia, of course. I am delivering them to the B2R office tomorrow in Little Rock so the New Life group (who my sister is going with) can take them to Rwanda for me. Each person can take two bags weighing less than 50 lbs each. It's amazing to know that when I arrive in Musanze, my two boxes of school items and my two boxes of personal items will be waiting for me...whew!

I don't have any really strong feelings right now about anything. I don't feel like I have completely left Kendall-Whittier and I don't feel like I am moving half way across the world. Maybe it's because I am following so closely behind God and walking in the path HE has laid out for me. I do have one feeling. This feels right. I know I'm where I'm supposed to be. I'm doing what I was made to do. I have my faith and I am prepared to follow the Lord where HE leads me. With HIM I am unstoppable.