End of the Year

Last day- it's been such a great year!

Enjoying Go-Fish and ice-cream with Zariah, Daisy, and a fellow mentor

I'm SO, so thankful for the advice from my mentor to get myself re-established here in Charlotte through being invested in church and in other meaningful activities. Wednesday was the final day of this school year for Faith, Hope, and Love mentoring. I've so loved being a part of this after-school program again, after mentoring with them four years pre-Ukraine. It's been such a joy getting to work with Zariah this year and forming a special attachment with her. She's been anxiously waiting word ever since I told her that I'd been given an initial two yrs. here in the States to get re-settled and focus on Staff Care studies(I've been back a year and a half now). Every time I go out of town, she worries that I won't be coming back, or that I'll return and tell her that I'm moving overseas again. So, after having the VP of IM in town last weekend and knowing that I'd be meeting with him to discuss my future, she was waiting yesterday to hear the outcome. "Are they going to make you move??"

It was good to be able to put her mind to rest, and tell her that for the time being, my home base will continue to be Charlotte. I'll still travel a lot(particularly in the Spring and Summer), but for now, being in the US and concentrating on relationships with the MMT students is working, and working well. It's so awesome to see that concentrated effort to get out there and invest in relationships w/them pay off as they head to and once they're on the field. God is so good to reward me with seeing a small vision of mine coming to fruition in this way. I'm also super thankful that I get to continue to be a part of the FHL mentoring program during this next school year! And glad that I didn't have to break the heart of a ten year old little girl who's already had her heart broken many times. I'm just thankful to be right here, where He's placed me, living the life that I've been given.