Today is an exciting day. Today the students at St. Andrews return to class for the start of another school year, oh, it also happens to be my birthday as well. The start of a new school year brings with it so much hope and opportunity. I am excited to think of all the ways the students I was able to interact with last year will excel and grow over the course of another school year.
Although I will not be
celebrating my birthday with my friends in Malawi this year, and I will not be
starting another school year with the students, I am happy to be home and able
to spend time with my friends and family here who I missed celebrating with
over the last year. Thinking of all that has occurred between my last birthday
and today reminds me again how blessed I am.
A new school year and a new
year a life bring with them a new beginning, new opportunities and new challenges. Just as my students work and learn new material this
school year, I will work and learn what is next for me on my path. I will work
to listen to where God is calling me next and faithfully answer my next call
knowing it is where I am being lead. This is a new year with new beginnings,
but more importantly, it is a new year that I will be living with the many new
impacts and changes in my heart from the past year. There is hardly a moment
that goes by that I don’t think of Malawi, it’s people, it’s beautiful scenery,
the rain, the rainbows, the smiles, the warmth. What a year it was, and what an
impact it will have on my years to come!
Thank you all so much for following along with me on this adventure. Blogging has been one of the many highlights of the last year. I have so many more amazing stories and pictures to share with all of you that have loved, supported, prayed for me, and read my blogs over the past year, so please feel free to reach out to me (via email, phone, Facebook, etc.) At any point, I would be more than happy to meet you for a meal or for coffee to share stories. The past year will be one I will never forget and I couldn’t have done it without all of you. Tionana from this blog, and Zikomo for following along and supporting, it’s been the adventure of a lifetime! May the Lord richly bless each and every one of you!
