So this semester is my last semester of school and I will FINALLY graduate with a associates degree. I am going to school 3 days a week a hour away & I work everyday. Unfortunately my schedule was awful and I was signed up for a Biology night class 5-9:40. (I wouldn’t have originally signed up for this class but it was the only class open) then I would have to drive home a hour and get home super late. That class would have caused me to miss work and make it a very looonng day in Bay Minette. Also, my other classes were awful timing.
Well, on Monday Jan 6th during my hour drive I was praying about the day ahead of me and I was telling Him the situation (even though He already knows) I was telling Him that in order for me to be able to go on the race, I would need my schedule to be a certain way so that I could still work and have time to fundraise and plan etc. I also told Him that I need more conformation about the race (even though I have already had PLENTY of “yes'” from Him. I just like to be reminded)
When I got to school I had to build up the courage to talk to many people over different departments and tell them my situation. By this point all the classes that I needed were closed and with it being the first day back to school everyone was stressed out & running all over the place! Well….I went to the Bio department, (not knowing who to talk to) & was able to talk to one person who couldn’t help fix the classes but he told me who to go to. So then I went to the professor of a computer class and told him that I needed his 8am class and with no hesitation he dropped my later computer class and opened the 8am class and wrote my name in. With lots of typing and thinking he got me in a closed class. I was so happy but I knew I wasn’t out of the water yet.
Then he told me to go to the person over the biology department for them to help with the night class. So I went and found them and told the lady my situation. She then went with me to another man and I had to tell him what was going on. After telling this man he just shook his head & sighed because there were so many people in the class and he couldn’t fit anymore. He gave me other options but they were worse than what I already had.
At this point there was no hope and I was so discouraged because of the awful schedule I was going to have plus I wouldnt be able to work. While standing there listening to them on the phones & talking back and forth, I just prayed…thats all I could do. I asked God “If Im suppose to go on the race, You are going to have to speak to them and do something because I cannot do anything else. I have done everything I can, I need You to step in now.”
Then the professor hung up the phone and looked at me and said “What do you plan on doing after you graduate in the spring?” I told him “In September Im leaving to go to Asia for a 11months for missions.”
He raised his eyebrows at what I told him and he started typing and punching in a bunch of numbers on the computer and said “be in class early or you won’t find a seat” I said “Im in the class?!!” and he said “yes your in.” After he told me that, I had some tears running down my face because of how important it was for me to get those classes. THEN… he asked me how are you going to pay for books? And I just told him I haven’t gotten them yet and he looked at the lady and she reached under the desk and GAVE ME A BOOK. A $315 book!!! After that I started crying,,,I was speechless! Not only did God organize it all but I was given a book which is like the cherry on top! I told HIM that in order for me to be able to go on the race I would need these classes and I also asked for more conformation and I got it. God is just SO good.
The point of me writing this is to tell whoever reads this, that if God is calling you to do something then He will take care of the rest. He will open up doors and do what we think is impossible. When you need help just simply talk to Him. For me to be able to get these classes that were closed was impossible, and on top of that I was blessed with a free book. Praise!
