Some answers

“The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” Proverbs‬ ‭16:9‬ ‭

Recently God has redirected our steps in several ways. We had plans about what we thought this school year would look like. We had a teacher we were expecting to join us and several fewer students in mind when we began our plans. But God has determined our steps and blessed us with many new families at our school. While we had no idea what God was doing, he was preparing the heart of teacher named Miss Blake to come to Uganda for the summer and eventually to visit GSF and agree to serve with us filling in our need for a teacher beginning in January. We are so excited to have Miss Blake join our teaching team, and she was already able to join us for our back-to school, team-building retreat! Below is a photo from a great trip! 

She has also committed to teaching with us for at least the following two school years. This week she will head back to the US to prepare to join us in January. This answer to our prayers is so much greater than we could have ever imagined!

Another thing we have been praying about is Evie’s adoption. This morning, as we were preparing for the first day of regular classes for our school year, David got a message from the clerk of the court asking if he could come in this morning. David came up with some ideas about how to get his upperclassmen started on a few assignments and then went to town with hopes of being back in time for his later classes. It all worked out and David was able to meet with the clerk about when we are coming to receive the adoption ruling, how many copies of the ruling will be needed, and to make sure the names on the ruling will match the passport, and a few other details. It was an encouraging meeting, and it sounds like we will likely have a positive adoption ruling on August 19. We aren’t celebrating yet, but we are hopeful. Please continue to pray with us! 

All of these unexpected and last-minute changes of our plans, have reminded me of this verse above. We had plans of what we thought this school year would look like, but God has determined our steps, and we are thankful! His ways are much better than our ways. It doesn't always feel that way, particularly when we need to scramble to reorganize things. But God has graciously shown us ways that He is working for our good as He determines our steps.