Wow! Already one month through my trip… kinda crazy to even to think about. Sometimes I struggle to even realize that I am currently living in Africa. What a beautiful month it has been. A month full of struggles, a month full of victories, a month full of growth.
A few weeks ago my team and I helped open up a brand new school, honestly one of the hardest things in my life. The organization we were working with wanted to help out kids whose family couldn’t afford school here in Zambia. I don’t think they were expecting the amount of kids that showed up. Sticking some Americans into a school with no teaching experience is kind of crazy, that’s without the language barrier. There language barrier just adds on to the difficulty. With all that it was so beautiful, even if we did struggle. God put us exactly where he needed my team.
The good outweighs the bad.
The light outshines the dark.
Our God wins the battle every time against the enemy.
On the first day of school I met a 4 year old boy named Emma, everyday after that I looked after this boy and loved him every second of every day. Even after getting upset with him, I loved him. Even after him hitting other students, I loved him. Even after him running down the street without his shirt on, I loved him. I fell in love with this little kid and wanted to be by his side every day. I would look forward to school because I could see his little face light up when he saw me. If I had to pick a best friend from this month it would definitely be Emma. Although he smiles a lot, he is also full of anger. I wanted nothing more than to help him and protect him in any way I could. Our last day of school was on Thursday and after school I saw him and his mom walking by our house, of course I ran over to him and he gave me the biggest hug. This is definitely the hardest goodbye that I will have to go through so far on my race. I loved everyone in this place but this little boy made a special impart in my life. I know if I did one thing this month, it would be leaving an impact on Emmas life. I know he may not remember me forever but I sure will. Emma I pray for peace and protection over your life and your families life every single day. I hope one day to reconnect with you. I love you boy!
Please keep my team and I in your prayers 🙂
Love you guys!
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