Day 22

Hi all, sorry that it's taken me so long to post lately!  Things have been busy with starting my teaching position at New Adventure School in Kibera last week and being under the weather again.  I didn't expect it to be so cold here and so failed to pack sufficiently warm clothes... it IS winter here so I should have known!

Now that I've been at New Adventure for a week now, I've had some time to get to know the kiddos a little better, and so far they have just awed me with their positive attitudes, their trust in the Lord, and their resilience to adversity so early in their young lives.  These kids have have a zest for life that I hope to learn from them, because I see it as way of living with gratitude for each day that is given to me as a gift.  Though they fight hunger daily, they don't allow it to affect their joyful spirits or their love for God.  I pray that as we prepare for the upcoming struggle of losing funding for their meals after this week, we also learn to trust in His provision for our needs.  Please pray that He stirs hearts to provide lunch for children who are far from strangers to wondering when they will get to have their next meal.

Do not worry about anything, but in all your prayers, ask God for what you need, always asking with a thankful heart.
Philippians 4:6

(This was the memory verse I taught my second graders last week, and I think it is very appropriate today.)