July blessings

Final Countdown… Each day brings me closer to the realization that once again, I will be saying “goodbye” (or as I prefer, see you later) to people that I have come to love very much. The body of Christ here is portrayed beautifully in that in a very quick amount of time you come to love and appreciate the people you serve with on staff and the students you are ministering and doing life with even though you were complete strangers at first.

  God has blessed my girls and me with lots of special “last” moments to put into our storehouses of memories. J I am not sure when it will sink in that I will not have 17 girls living with me but trust that through God’s grace He will provide new opportunities for me (and them) and help us to remember our time together with joy. 

Coaching…

I really enjoyed the opportunity to coach JV Volleyball earlier in the term. It was my first coaching experience, but I think it must run in my genes because it seemed like a perfect fit. J

The girls went 5-1 (a short, but successful season). I loved the chance to be part of sports and mentoring these young girls which happen to be two of my favorite things!  

Sophomore Sunday School retreat.. my small group girls. :) 

   Our Sophomore Sunday School retreat was also a very special time. It was great to be away with the girls from campus with the sole purpose of learning and worshiping together. The teaching made a huge impact on the girls (their words) and on me as well. I was really challenged by the idea that Jesus is not only my Father, Lord, and Savior, but He is also my Treasure!! In my personal devotions following the retreat, He has continued to show me the joy I can have when I seek Him as my all. 

Attending the "Sophomore Restaurant"  with my Bible study group that my girls put on with their class mates

          

My Buddy Zawadi and me 

one of my many Chameleon pets :) 

Answers to prayer..

Mercy Getting Baptized on June 30th 

We have been praying for one of my girls in previous letters and I just wanted to share with you the joy I have had in seeing the Lord work in her heart to give her a love for Him. I asked Mercy for permission to share in my letter and she said I could. She came back this 3^RD term a different person! In talking to her, she shared that she trusted in Jesus Christ as her Savior for the first time in March. (over the break) Mercy has always been a sweet girl with a beautiful smile, but when she came back she had a joy that seemed to come from deep within her heart. I’m convinced this joy can only be seen from the Holy Spirit shining out of our hearts.  She also wanted to be baptized! When kids get baptized here, they go through a 2 week class and they choose someone to read one of their favorite verses and also someone to pray over them. I was honored when she asked me to pray for her. It was such a joy to see God’s answering work in someone I had been praying for these last 2 years!  While she will continue to have struggles in this life, I am thankful that she has finally put her hope and trust in the One who will always be with her and walk through these with her. What a special blessing.

            Another special blessing the Lord gave me recently again came through my girls. We had a school-wide talent show where I got to sing with some of my girls. It was special to sing with them, but then the surprise came after our performance. The girls planned such a special “thank you” for me. They had all the dorm girls come up on stage with roses and a favorite song of mine playing overhead and then said all the things they were thankful for of what I had done for them and how they were going to miss me. Well, I can tell you I was crying my eyes out and will miss them just as much!! I have been incredibly blessed with the relationships God has given me here and the challenges that have come through those that have drawn me closer to Him. He is so good isn’t He? 

Talent Show surprise from my girls!! 

group of girls I got to sing with, L-R: Lynn, Mercy, me, Abby, Hekyung, Autumn, and Maisha 

Climbed Mt. Longonot for the first time! so beautiful from the rim. 

What is next?

God has given me much peace about going home at this time. I am not sure what He has next for me and would appreciate your continual prayers as I wait to see what He has for me. Please pray that my heart will be willing and I would continue to trust in Him and His timing. He is faithful!! I think you received a letter or email from AIM explaining that I will have until December 1st to be on Home Assignment. During that time I will transition back to the states and rest and renew with my family.  I will be looking for a job and/or different ministries that He might want me to have or be a part of. I know the Lord will provide for all my needs as He so graciously has in the past. Thank you for being a part of that provision! I can’t thank you enough for your partnership in this ministry.  

    It has been so neat just to see Him working behind the scenes as I prepare for traveling home. I have some friends in London that will help me store suitcases while I take a trip up to see my good friend, Naomi, in Northern Ireland for a couple days. (She was on staff here at RVA last year)Then those friends will pick me up and take me back to the airport when I will fly to the states. I arrive July 20^th into Indianapolis and I am SOO looking forward to seeing my family and connecting with friends. I would love to see you if you are close by, so let me know!! It will be great to get plugged back into my home church, Castleview Baptist Church.

     Please be praying for me and my girls as we face the “see you laters” in a little over a week’s time. They are all anxious to know who will be their dorm parents next year and I keep reminding them that He knows these things and they don’t have to worry as it will be the exact person that God knows they need. I found a home for my dog, Zawadi, with a fellow staff member here. I am glad he will have a good home, but I will miss him and it will be very hard to say goodbye to him too!

If you could also pray for smooth connections and good rest on the flights home I would appreciate that.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!!! See you SOON! J

Kijabe Rains....

I think I can see the 5inches of rain in these clouds..right before the deluge 

 On Friday night we received 5'' of rain in a matter of 4 hours. This led to a massive mudslide around 2am. The security guards thought it was the end of the world as they heard the "freight train" noise coming down the hill at them. They ran for their lives! (can't say that I blame them) The slide was just feet away from some of our staff member's homes and took out one section  of our security fence. It crossed over the railroad tracks and took out huge trees in its path.. The aftermath is quite a site to behold. We have a path all around the perimeter of the school that many of us run/walk on called the Guard's trail. There are pictures of the stairs that I have walked up many times surrounded by mud and debris.

Staff member's house.. close call! 

Stairs on the "Guard's trail" 

The community has been greatly affected by the slide as only 1 of the 4 access roads to Kijabe were safe to be used; leaving the others closed or ruined because of the slide. A section of the rode was entirely wiped out on one of the lower roads. Our main road, the "upper" road is now open, however, there is a very weak point in the road from where most of the ground underneath it has been washed out. Normal cars should be ok to use it, as long as we get a break from the heavy rains we have been having.

road right by campus 

upper road tunnel and weak point of road

upper road 

lower road.. where did it go? 

There have been people that have lost their entire homes and 3 children in a nearby village lost their lives in the slide.. Please continue to hold them in your prayers!
here are some more pictures from around the area..

petrol station in Kijabe

"back yard" of a staff member 

lots of mud! 

Harambee! (work together!) 

used to be a fence along here 

one of RVA's main gates 

railroad 

railroad tie found 200meters below the railroad! 

tough guys!! thankful for their hard work. :) 

pulling together to get the gate cleared!

We were able to go to our 9th and 10th grade girl's retreat at Brakenhurst.  We had a great time of learning  about God as our first love and how He is the only one who can satisfy us. I was so encouraged by the other women's testimonies and talks, I think the girls were too. We talked in my small group about how we want to be careful that we don't just leave what we learned behind us at retreat, but that we will live it in our daily lives. Here are a few pictures from our trip there and at retreat.

Mt. Longonot and Kijabe Hill

Kijabe from afar..the cluster of buildings on the hillside 

Pride rock 

My fellow dorm mom and friend, Emily

skit time.. :) I was a Rugby player

My small group.. (and dorm girls. :) )

10th grade girls

Pedicure time

April 2013 update

Isaiah 43:1b-2, 4a

“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are Mine. When you pass through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you.”

Life of a dorm mom…Each day presents its own challenges along with some fun “adventures”. Being a “mom” to 17 teenage girls has definitely kept me on my toes. Whether it be relearning algebra (YUCK J ), editing English papers, giving advice, listening, laughing at their craziness, cooking, middle-of-the-night vomit cleanup, shopping for quantities of snack food I never imagined, teaching life lessons (and learning them together), fixing broken doors, and being available 24/7 for them could get a little difficult if not for the ever-present faithfulness of the Lord for strength and wisdom. One of my favorite challenges has been teaching them God’s Word and realizing anew the things He has done in my life to prepare me for this opportunity. I am constantly faced with a situation with one of my girls that is a lesson I have learned in the past and am then able to share what God taught me and how He was faithful in those situations and point them to His Word because I have already been through it myself. All the every-day difficulties (and I hardly scratched the surface) are all worth it when I have a girl that shows she is learning to rely on Him and maturing in her walk with her Savior. . What a blessing to be a part of these 17 young women’s lives.  In dorm devos this term we have been doing stories. It has been so fun to hear about each girl’s life and how God has brought them here and what He has taught them. We end each story with a challenge for the dorm from what God has taught them.

New Opportunities…

 The last part of the 2nd term and in the upcoming 3^rd-and final- term I will be coaching JV Volleyball. I am really excited! I have always been on the medical side of the bench, not the coaching. So this will be a new challenge but one from which I look forward to learning.  I get to coach 2 of my girls as well as 10 other young ladies. 

   Mastering the whole stick shift, left side of the road/car driving thing has been an adventure. I am thankful I have been able to though because it turned out that I was able to take my girls (with 2 other drivers) to a country club in Naivasha for a swim day for our Dorm party.  My girls told me I looked legit driving. J A funny part about living here is some of the “normal” things in life become obscure.

Matters for Prayer:

    I have continued to disciple “Grace” this term, though it is sometimes sporadic when we actually meet. She continues to struggle with her desire to live life for the Lord. She is often despondent and has no will to be here at school and do her best. Please be praying that she will realize that God is the only one who can satisfy and that He is completely trustworthy. She has so many people in her life who have failed her and hurt her. She continues to be very open and honest with me and I am thankful we have a good relationship, but I don’t want her to depend on me for her answers, but depend on the Lord.

     Another request is for patience to love and direct another girl that is in my dorm. She is very sweet, but also so dependent on me. She is my little shadow. I  am hoping she will learn to interact with the other girls and have a special friend to come a long side her and encourage her to get out of the dorm and experience more of those peer relationships.

     Please be praying with me too for how God will direct me for the future. He recently reminded me to not hold onto my plans with closed fists, but to trust Him and be open to wherever He might lead me even if it is totally different than what I was thinking. Proverbs 19:21 “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will stand”

I am not sure what I will be doing when I get home to Indiana in July but I trust God will show me what is next. Also, I was to the point at the end of the term where I was exhausted and very ready for the break. Please pray that I will be refreshed and ready for April 22^nd when the girls get back and that we can make the most of this last term together.

     I will be heading to Malindi (the coast) with the WGM-Tenwek- missionary family to teach the 7-9yr olds for their retreat. We will be doing a VBS curriculum focusing on wisdom from Proverbs. I am looking forward to this time with them.

Praise God!! The elections on March 4^th were peaceful and the nation of Kenya has remained calm even after some drama with the losing candidate calling for a Supreme Court verdict declaring the voting count as rigged because of the machines failing. March 30^th they announced the president was official. (Uhuru Kenyatta) Peace reigned and we are so grateful for the Lord stirring peace in the hearts of Kenyans. There were several pockets of violence, but nothing like in 2007.  April 9^th will be the inauguration of Kenyatta. That is the day I am to fly out of Nairobi so I am hoping that it will remain calm while trying to get to the airport for the flight to the coast.

    I enjoyed being at Tenwek over Easter weekend. It was fun to have the time with my dad and also be able to go to Kenduwia orphan home and play with the kids. The Easter sunrise service was very beautiful and brought back lots of special memories of times there with my sisters and Mom as well. The Pastor gave a very encouraging message on the Resurrection. Reminded me of the hope we have as believers because of Christ’s victory over death. We serve a LIVING God!

This next term will be very full and go by quickly. I want to make the most of every opportunity and continue to pour into the girl’s lives and not get focused on looking to being back at home. 2 of my girls will not be returning this next term as it was time for their family to do a 6month home assignment. I will miss them so much! I got a little taste of what the goodbyes are going to look like in July. I will have 15 girls for term 3. I will continue teaching Sunday school and working in the office, along with the dorm. The first weekend of school we will have a retreat for the Sunday School class. I will be leading worship for that and am looking forward to the concentrated time with all the girls. Thank you for your continual support and partnership! I am so thankful for each and every one of you. Please let me know how I can be praying specifically for you!

Outreach to House of Hope 

Zawadi :) 

My JV Volleyball team 

fun to have my Dad visit 

one of my many chameleons :) 

Dorm Party trip to Naivasha 

Love these girls!! Sporting our Dorm sweatshirts 

November update... its about time too :)

Busy busy times:    Is it really possible that it is November and we only have 2 weeks left in the term?! I have been dreadful with communication and I apologize!  This term has been a huge stretching point for me. I have learned so much. God continues to work in my heart and the girl’s hearts as well. We have been challenged by lots of things that range from becoming sophomores and increased homework/responsibilities load (for them ), new schedule for me, and fighting spiritual warfare.  Through it all God has been faithful to sustain us and I am so thankful for the prayers of all of you that carry us in these difficult times.  I am enjoying my work at the office. It keeps me busy during the day, but I enjoy the flexibility of hours and the free evenings. I am constantly learning new skills that are required when working as an “assistant” to the principal ie. dealing with the shipment of a container for the school and other “fun” things like that.  (Definitely out of my comfort zone!)   

Dorm Life: As I mentioned earlier, this year has been full of changes. What I have noticed is how busy the girls are! I hardly see them unless I am very intentional about seeking them out. They start having more responsibilities with Video sales (concessions sort of deal) at the movie nights, drama, and sports involvement. This term it was basketball for the girls. I enjoy the “Soccer Mom” part of my job. (Getting to go watch them play and cheer them on)  I have 16 girls this term. I am so enjoying the deepening of relationships we are able to have instead of having to start from scratch.  In our dorm devos we have enjoyed a video series from Louie Giglio. We are now starting a topical study. (our first topic is actually prayer) I am hoping I can help facilitate and guide them as they learn how to search the scriptures on their own. This year I challenged the girls that for our Tuesday night time, we would focus on praying for each other in a sort of accountability way. We have boards up in the dorm where we can write requests we might have for others, but the time on Tuesday is reserved for what God is teaching us or things we are struggling with. This has been really encouraging to see some of the girls grasp and take hold of. It is really neat to hear answers to prayer in this way because they can see a clear working of the Spirit in their hearts.

But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the LORD your God the Holy One of Israel, your Savior, I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you.(Isaiah 43:1-3 ESV)

We were really blessed as a dorm to participate in an outreach to House of Hope. This is an orphanage started by one of my girl’s parents. It was really special because there are some teenage girls there that my girls were able to pair up with and just share and encourage them about life. My girls really enjoyed that time with them and we hope to continue to build on that relationship during the next 2 terms when we go again. Early in October RVA had Spiritual Emphasis Week. A speaker came who is working in Egypt. We were all challenged by his message of dying to yourself and living for Christ. He has a huge heart for the unreached and I know there were several people who left the sessions sensing a burden for them and are now praying about going to these lost people groups.  I experienced something very new to me during this week. The first night of SEW one of my girls, we will call her “Grace”, had a demonic attack. I noticed her crying at the end of a session so moved over to where she was sitting. Her tears turned into very strange noises and she was shaking terribly. I had no idea what was going on, but all I knew to do was pray for her! Several other staff members and students formed a circle around us and prayed. This happened for about 30+ minutes before she finally seemed to relax. Obviously this whole thing shook the girls. We had a time of prayer and reading scripture in the girl’s room before they went to bed and I think they were encouraged. These moments can be so intense and make me wonder why God thinks I can handle them, but then He reminds me it is so He can be shown powerful in my weakness and He gets the glory.  Through this experience, God has provided an opportunity I have been praying for, for the last year! I felt led to ask Grace if she would read the Bible with me once a week and she has agreed. We already have a good relationship, but I have been so encouraged to see a willingness to study God’s Word …With me since she has not seemed interested in the past . Please keep praying for this Grace. She has a very hard background and is very angry with God. She is not sure if she really believes in Jesus as her Lord and Savior. She is open to continue to read with me and I am thankful for that. I am praying that God would soften her heart towards Him and that she would be able to understand His love and with His help be able to forgive the terrible hurts she has suffered from people in her life.  I am reminded how great His grace is to each one of us. If you want to pray specifically, 10:30 am on Tuesday mornings (your time) is when you can pray for our time together. 

Pictures: Dorm party, Outreach to House of Hope, my Sunday school group, Multicultural day, and My "little"  Tenwek brothers Andrew and Peter White. 

God is teaching me to trust Him completely.  Last Sunday the message was on trust and He reminded us of Phil 4:6-7. He said that doesn't say the plans will be made known to you immediately but It says the peace of God Will guard your hearts! So ask yourself •can you trust God, even though you don't know where he is leading? •do you trust God that he knows what he is doing even though the decisions aren't easy? •do you trust that Gods timing is perfect even though it’s not often your own timing? These are questions I constantly need to ask myself. God is so patient to teach me His truths. As I look to the unknown of the future, I can rest in His plan. He has given me great peace with that knowledge. As of now, I am feeling like I will not return to RVA immediately after my 2 year term is up. I am not sure where He is leading exactly, but know He will reveal that to me in His perfect timing. I would appreciate your prayers that I would have an open heart to discern where that might be and that I would be continually making the most of every opportunity He gives me to serve Him. 
I am looking forward to a month at Home from November 24-December 27th. I am so excited to see many of you and be able to join my family for Christmas. All the brothers and sisters will get to be together for the first time in at least 2 years.

August update: La Grand Finale

La Grand Finale :)    Term 3 (and the school year) ended with lots of goodbyes. The staff turnover rate is always fairly large at RVA. I think this year was one of their highest at around 52%. I had to say goodbye to 2 of my girls and many special friends that were such a blessing to me. God has always been faithful to provide new friendships and I look forward to seeing the way He does that again. Already He has provided in a different way with a special little furry friend. :)   My Puppy Zawadi is a ton of fun and so sweet. He does not lack for any attention in a dorm full of girls.
Graduation: Graduation was quite the experience here.  To imagine it; think back to when you graduated from High school and were looking forward to but also maybe a little nervous about facing new adventures in college or life and multiply that by 5. Also throw in several variables such as; moving to another country far away from your family and anything you really know, leaving friends they have lived with for the last 4-8 years, and moving to a whole new culture. Then you start to get a little better feel for what these seniors are facing at RVA. Most of these kids have lived in Africa their whole lives with very little time spent in their home countries. It’s a whole new ball game for them.
Dorm Life: The girls finished out the year really well. They worked hard and were ready for their break. I am excited that I will have 13 returning girls this next term along with 3 new students. So if you do the math.. :) that gives me 16 girls this 1st term. I am looking forward to seeing the way God works in my girl’s lives this year. To see them mature and grow in their walks with Him. Please continue to pray for each one as they learn to seek Him daily.   ““We have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.” Colossians 1:9-10
ABO and Break:
Immediately after Graduation I moved all the rental Furniture I have been using the past year and moved in furniture of the Dorm mom below me that is going on home assignment. That was an answer to prayer that God provided. I was only allowed to rent furniture for 1 year then would have to find other options, but thankfully, Candace asked me to furniture-sit her things!

Monday I headed into Nairobi and met my Dad at Mayfield guest house. He flew in earlier that afternoon. We enjoyed catching up that night and the next morning before he headed to Tenwek Hospital where He will be until September 30th and I headed to Machakos (1.5 hrs. south of Nairobi) where I would spend the next 3 weeks being orientated to Africa. :) Never too late I suppose? These 3 weeks had their own difficulties;  long meetings to sit through day after day, living dorm style with people you don’t know, running out of water (with 90 other people!!).  But at the same I was also encouraged greatly to hear the ministry reports of the different serving regions where AIM works. It was really cool to see the places where some of my girl’s family works and to hear the impact we at RVA have in serving those families.  I  was also greatly challenged by one of our speakers who came to present sharing the gospel with Muslims. This man (a Kenyan) knew so much scripture and passages from the Quran. He could name verses left and right. That really challenged me to continue growing in my knowledge of God’s Word as it is the best “tool” we have been given in evangelism.  Not to mention one of the greatest blessings to us as the Word of God. The other aspect I really enjoyed was the relationship building with many new families coming to RVA this next year,   other new friends that will go all over Africa, and the staff who were a huge blessing and encouragement to me.
Ministry Opportunities: A new year with new opportunities! This year instead of teaching, I will be working up in the office as an assistant to the principal.  I am excited to have a break from teaching and be able to focus all my planning on the dorm but still be able to fill a need in a different role.
I will also be co-leading a small-group of 9th or 10th grade girls in a year-long Sunday school that will focus on Biblical Femininity. I am very excited for the chance to study this with these girls. I am looking forward to learning alongside of them as we dig into God’s Word to study this year.
Another opportunity I think I mentioned in the last update was being one of the “Chappie ladies”,(as our dear Chaplain’s wife termed it last year) helping reach out to the other single women on Campus. I will be the only returning single this term at RVA so I am praying for wisdom and direction in how I can be a blessing to these new women that are coming.
I am excited that I may be able to help with the PT department at the beginning of term by helping teach a taping class to the new student helpers this year.  I will be glad to use my abilities and training to help out at RVA.
I can’t thank you enough for your faithful support in prayers and friendship. I am continually blessed and encouraged by the body of Christ. I know that I could not do any of this in my own strength. God is so faithful and I am excited to see what He does in this next year. Please be praying for direction after this year. Usually RVA starts trying to nail down staffing around Christmas time. So I have started to pray for God’s leading and the next step after I finish this 2 year commitment. Thank you for praying with me!

Rain, Rain, and more Rain… Well I think the previous heading for the newsletter was “the dry season” so it may be funny to see the opposite written here, but we certainly have entered the rainy season here at Kijabe.

Not only have we experienced a record high of rain these last two months, but we have also had our fair share of natural “events”; Tornado in the valley, earth quakes, and mudslides. Many people in the community around us lost their homes, some even their families, to the mudslides. All of these things remind me to continually put my trust in Him as He is the only constant in this ever changing life.

“But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.

I cried aloud to the LORD, and he answered me from his holy hill. I lay down and slept;

I woke again, for the LORD sustained me.”  Psalm 3:3-5

Dorm happenings… I have really enjoyed this third term with my girls. I feel like we are able to keep building our relationships closer instead of having to change things around like in previous terms. We have really enjoyed our study and discussion of “Living the Cross Centered Life” by C.J. Mahaney as a dorm. I am so blessed to be in this position where I am charged with leading these precious girls in a time of their lives when they are really seeking the Lord.

“Titchie Tales”…

My time up at Titchie continues to be a fun challenge.  We did basketball and gymnastics the first part of the term and we are now moving on to a nutrition, health and fitness unit. I am looking forward to doing this with the kids and hope I can impart on them the excitement of learning how God created the human body and the way it all works perfectly together. This next school year I have asked to work in the office doing administration things instead of teaching, but won’t find out till closer to the start of the next school year if that will work out. Whichever way, I know God will put me where He wants me to be and I won’t worry about it.

Outreach… IDP camp (internally displaced people)

Last weekend the school participated in the Outreach event. We are able to do this once a term and it is always a highlight of mine. I went to the IDP camp again where we got to love on and play with the kids that live in this community. They were displaced from the political violence that happened in 2007 after the elections. Many of these people had land and homes, but when the wrong party was elected (someone from a different tribe). Some were violently sent away from their homes, while others were simply informed this was no longer their home.  We had fun singing songs and playing games with the kiddos.

I think the kid’s favorite was when we brought out the parachute. They loved running under the chute and giggled the whole time. It is such a precious sound to me. J What always amazes me is to see the kids taking care of their younger siblings. I can’t imagine a child that is so young being held responsible to care for an even smaller child.

Ministry opportunities….

I was asked by the chaplain’s wife if I would be willing to be on the team to reach out to the single women on staff here at RVA. I decided to start a Sunday night fellowship/ praise and worship time at my apartment each week. This has already started to be a big encouragement to me and I hope to the other ladies.

Another activity I participate in each week is volleyball with the kitchen staff and other staff members. I have really enjoyed getting to know these national men and I think my volleyball skills have improved from the time too. J They are very good, so it is a little scary sometimes waiting for an imminent spike that will hit me in the face if I’m not quick enough. (yes, it has happened a few times)

I so enjoy the times I am able to have my girls over for “roommate dinners” along with different friends throughout the week for dinner. It is great to live in a close community where there are lots of times for fellowship even with the busy schedule of school.

I had such a good time at home in April getting to see my family and even many of you. Thank you for praying for that time! It was a rejuvenating time to  my spirit and I came back refreshed and ready for another term.