Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

I’m back in Ghana! It was amazing how calm I was traveling here as opposed to my August trip! I realize completely now how little I knew about what I was getting in to! I met a girl in the customs line who was just arriving and I could just picture myself in her same position only a few short months ago. When I started seeing all the Ghanaians, I felt comfortable and in a weird way at home. God has been so good. I can see how He has taken care of me every step of the way.

I am excited about the new semester! New beginnings are always filled with energy, excitement, and hope. This semester I really hope to connect with the students more on personal and spiritual levels. Just the other day we had a class discussion about the Enlightenment and how we can accept reason and scientific thought without contradicting our faith in Jesus. I was very encouraged by the insights the students had.

Our school is made up of students from all kinds of religious backgrounds and we are fervently praying for the salvation of many. Please pray that the message of Jesus will be clearly presented here at AIS and that students will see the need to make a personal decision about what they hear and see.

As everyone gets back in to the swing of things after the long break, I think back over the past three weeks and I feel so blessed to have been able to go home and see family and friends. Being around those I love and sharing experiences of what has been going on here in Ghana has really given me a renewed sense of purpose here. I am excited to go beyond just teaching my students. I really want to connect on a deeper level with them. I am starting to think about having student gatherings at my house regularly to start building stronger bonds with them and so they can grow closer together as well. I am still in the idea stage at this point, but I figure I may as well just dive in and see where God leads.

Thank you for your prayers!

P.S. - Sorry I haven’t blogged in FOREVER! Now that my roommates and I moved into our house, we don’t have internet. (Maybe one day will get it!) Also I have just been too lazy to stay after school to blog. I’ll try to do better this semester!