Mondays with Allee

The Lord replied, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest." Exodus 33: 14 Moses                                                                  Venance, Deborah, and Eliya Anitha   I woke up for school this morning after a two week break feeling rested, reenergized, and so excited to see my students again.  I don't know that I've ever said this before, but these past two weeks off of school actually felt long.  Don't get me wrong, it was much needed.  Immediately after finishing the school year in Texas it was time to pack for Africa and immediately after the mission team left we started school here and it has been nonstop ever since.  Having two weeks to rest, be at home, go to town with Anitha, spend time with my friends, work on my Swahili- it was so good.  B...

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.  Psalm 23: 4 This week was very much like every other week here in that it was full of new experiences that made me so thankful to be here, but it was unlike any other in terms of the specific events that took place.  In June, while the team from Texas and Oklahoma was here, we visited two Maasai villages, Mtipule and Mangae, and held vacation bible school for over 300 warriors, women, and children.   It was an incredible two days spent with people who are experts at wearing their heart on their sleeves and expressing their gratitude.   Each village has one teacher who instructs between 20 and 50 students on any given day who don’t speak Swahili let alone English and they are doing this work without translators, chalkboards, or supplies of any kind.   I talked with one of the teachers in depth about his needs and he ex...