It’s easy to get lost in the
busyness and the everyday hustle and bustle of life and not see or notice what
God is doing in our midst. The past few weeks have been a blur of planning my
visit to the States, tying up loose ends before the end of the school year, planning
out the last few teachings of the devotional time, holding the final meetings
of the discipleship and leadership groups, and preparing for an upcoming
medical clinic. I have started to think and pray about my commitments for the
coming school year, envision some of the changes for January, and even took on
managing a community project as well. Wow!! Just reading that makes me tired!!
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| Working on Sponsorship Projects |
Yet, God has arrested me in the
midst of all my activities and all my busyness and reminded me of who He is,
who I am, and what He has called me to these past few weeks. The first moment
happened on the last day of regular classes which was October 19th.
Early that afternoon, I found myself hitting a brick wall while working at my
desk. I decided to take a break and walk down stairs to the elementary level of
the school. I hadn’t realized that at that time the classes were being
dismissed for the day and the students were leaving to start their two months
of vacation.
As I entered the elementary hallway,
I was greeted with shouts of “Misssssssssss”, mobbed with hugs of passing
students, and received words of gratitude from parents. As I stood in the midst
of a sea of children and parents, a first-grade girl latched onto me and
squeezed my waist with all her might. In that moment, I was overwhelmed with
the goodness of God and what He is doing in the school. As tears filled my
eyes, I looked at the passing smiling faces, the sparkling eyes filled with
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| Graduating Kindergarten Students |
A similar moment took place during
the graduation service which took place on October 30th. I will
admit, that I cried (a lot) throughout the graduation service watching “my kids”
receive their diplomas and be promoted onto the next level of school. I
especially had to hold it together for the 9th graders who will not
be attending the school in the coming year as they move onto higher education
opportunities. I thought I did a pretty good job at holding it together, until
after the ceremony when God once again arrested me and reminded me of what He
is doing in our village.
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| Two of my Discipleship Girls |
As I locked eyes with one of the graduating
9th grade girls from my discipleship group,
Jessica, I felt the
tears rise up in my eyes. She dashed over to me and hugged me firmly around my
shoulders while talking into my ear. “Thank you, Miss. I can’t express how
grateful I am for all that you’ve done for me this year. You’ve always been
there to listen to me, and always been there to give me advice when I’ve needed
it. You’ve been my best friend this year.” And that’s when I lost it… the tears
started flowing as I spoke identity over this young lady who has gone from a
young lady searching for her identity in her appearance to a young lady on fire
for the Lord with a gift to teach the Word of God. I thanked her for being a
blessing to me and again encouraged her that this was just the first step of
the adventure that God has for her. Again, I found myself thinking… God.. why
me.. and praise flowed from my heart as I basked in His goodness once again.
So, today I want to invite you..
let God arrest you. Take time to meditate on His goodness and His grace..
let Him pour out your identity in Him today… don’t get so caught up in the
busyness, the projects, and the deadlines that you miss what He’s trying to
show you. Let His grace, His mercy, and His continual goodness overwhelm you
today. He IS working all around us every day… we often just don’t take time
away from the busyness to see it.
Thank you for taking the time to
read my blog. I appreciate each of you, your prayers, and your support.
Blessings,
Meaghen
