Prompted again by Doey... here is another post. She is the fuel that drives this truck.
I am often shocked when I think I only have two and a half months remaining. I am excited to go home and see family, of course, but I also want to live in the moment and appreciate what God has for me here and now. Two nights ago I read a quote from William Blake, that's truth was very potent. It reads...
He who binds himself a joy
Does the winged life destroy;
But he who kisses a joy as it flies
Lives in Eternity's sun rise.
I don't understand all of it, but I want to live in the moment and kiss joys as they fly by.
We have just pasted a major milestone in my time with Tanari. Last Saturday we had a graduation ceremony for all of the adolescent ROPES graduates, which amounts to 800 students from all over the Nairobi area. The event went very well, praise the Lord, with the governor spokesman as the keynote speaker. Very prestigious. There is a lot of excitement for this program right now, so the challenge now is to see how we can build off of it. My specific role was to produce a short documentary that chronicled the camps, which went over very well. I also acted as the official event photographer, even with my shoddy credentials, but my price was right.
With this out of the way the office has quieted down significantly and now my focus shifts to the ROYAL program that is currently hanging by a thread because of lack of enrollment. We have two candidates enrolled, and have a meeting tomorrow with parents who are interested. Unless we have greater enrollment we will have to cancel the program for this year and start again the following. I am also exploring possibilities to make the program more attractive for perspectives.
Personally, the Christmas season was amazing! Tom came and visited for two weeks after he was done studying London and we shared some awesome adventures. Just a few photos are posted here from our time but if you want to see them all I have an album up on facebook called "The Grand Adventures of Jim and Tom." We went on a safari together, watched Prison Break, had Ethiopian meals with my neighbors, made chapatis, rode the motorbike, and made plans for future adventures. It was hard to see him go on the 27th but the Lord has been very near. I thank Him so much for all He has blessed me with, and His daily guidance. I have just started listening to a book on iTunes, recommended by Mom called, "Walking with God." As usual God's timing is impeccable and the book ties seamlessly with questions that have been heavy on my heart.
Thank you for your prayers and please write me. I would love to know how you are doing. This doesn't need to be one sided. Until Doey prompts me again to keep up with my blog, Jim.
