Time for a general, “What have we been up to?”, blog. Enjoy!
Current Work
Theresa has settled in to teaching kindergarten here at Rift
Valley Academy (RVA). She teaches M-F, 8am-12pm. Nine children get the
privilege of being taught by the best teacher I know. She has enjoyed being
back in the classroom, but, in all honesty her heart is still very much with
the marginalized children and teachers in Mundri.
I, Will, have been teaching PE to 1st-6th
graders at RVA. I haven’t played dodge ball yet but that will change next week
when some of my classes double in size due to a special week at RVA. While
teaching is not my passion (nor what I studied) it has been good to get to know
kids and be a productive.
I’ve also been able to connect with Care of Creation, a
sustainable agriculture ministry based near RVA. I’m going to help them reach
out to past farmers who have been through there training and find which farmers
would like to have further training. I’m grateful to have things outside of RVA
to keep me busy!
We both are also assimilating to a new Serge team in Kijabe,
a new culture in Kenya and a new culture at a Christian boarding school… all
good things, but a lot of transition.
Current Thoughts
Life can be really hard sometimes. When you think everything
is up in the air something else happens to make you realize there were still
some things anchored to the ground, but they’re not anymore.
Without going in to all the current happenings of the past
few months Theresa and I both have realized on a deeper level the need of our
anchor being in Christ and not the things or circumstances of life.
Also, we look forward with eager expectation to the day when
death and dying (whether it is of babies, teams or dreams) are no more. We’ve
had enough of it for now.
Current Plan
Warning: Everything you are about to read can (and probably
will) change.
We have a plan for returning to Mundri!
In September, Theresa, Justin and I, will head back in to
Mundri with two other “newish” teammates. We will be there
through November to see if (1) if a team of 5 is a viable size team in such a
remote place, (2) what it would take to make it viable and (3) for individuals
in that group to spend time praying if this is where the Lord is leading them
longer term.
There are a lot of details in the midst of this plan that
could make or break our ability to do it. Mainly, the state of the country at
that time and our ability (via Mission Aviation Fellowship) to get in and out
of Mundri safely will determine if we can return.
A couple questions you might be thinking…
What about after
November?
Tough question…
Remember earlier when I said a lot of things are up in the
air…this is one of them.
We are talking, praying and discerning what would be best.
Our time in Mundri this fall will help determine some things, but probably
won’t provide complete clarity. That said, Theresa and I (and Serge as a whole)
are fully committed to being in Mundri and figuring out a way to make that
happen.
What if you can’t go
in September?
Seriously, cut it out with the hard questions! I mean, who
else has any idea what they will be doing or where they will be living in September?
Honestly, we don’t know.
Again, we’re committed to going back to Mundri and still
very much feel called there. Not going back in September doesn’t change that,
but it does create more questions than it does answers. Details of how are very
much up in the air, but our desire is not.
If you have any questions about our current happenings or
the plan above please feel free to contact us!
Finally, please continue to pray for the people of Mundri
and South Sudan. Pray also that our team would be able to return in September.
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