- started and completed student teaching
- graduated from college
- made friends with people in similar situations as myself serving in every continent (except Antarctica)
- raised enough support to move to Africa for a year
- moved halfway across the world alone (knowing less than a handful of people here)
- attempted to begin learning a new language
- moved into a house with my very first own kitchen
- learned how to cook and bake several things from scratch (including popping popcorn on the stove)
- became a real teacher with my very own classroom
- rode a chappa
- cracked open a coconut
- tried a variety of new things including mango, goat, lichee, mozambican sweet potatoes, shema, and cow liver
- successfully survived my first parent/teacher conferences
- took my first bucket bath
- travelled alone between countries and across borders
As I think of these things I'm reminded of how far I've come in just the past year. The places and things, people and experiences God's given to me. All of these things new. All of these things exciting. All opportunities I'm so grateful I've had. A year ago I had the goal of living in Africa anxiously in my mind, but the reality of it was still hard to grasp. Now I am sitting here, in Mozambique, on a Saturday afternoon writing about it. I'm excited for what is to come. What will happen in 2010 and what is God waiting to teach me? Where will He take me? How can He use this small life for His sake? I think I'm ready for that journey to continue!
1 comment:
Sounds like a lot of fun! Do you have to use a bucket every time you take a bath?
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