Soul Safari

Those of you who really know me, know that for the past 6 months or so I've been dreaming a lot about Africa.

I've spent quiet moments dreaming of selling our home, along with everything we own, and opening a small school in the brush. I imagined little brown babies gathered around my feet and leading broken hearts to Jesus.

When I'd bring this up to Will he would half-heartedly laugh, unsure of whether or not I was being serious as he politely declined my offer to move half way around the world. I remember one day saying to him "Well I'll just have to keep praying that Jesus changes your heart," and he retorted "and I'll just have to keep praying He changes YOURS."

The other morning as I was getting ready in the bathroom I found my mind wandering again to Africa. I smiled at my reflection, proud of my "spiritual" desire to be stretched beyond my comfort zone, when God quietly asked me "But what are you doing to be uncomfortable right here, right now?"

Someone hand me a fork, I've been served a big slice of humble pie.

At the end of last school year, I made the big decision to look for a different school to teach at. Many factors contributed to this choice, but one of the big ones being that I had found myself getting too comfortable at Norman High, to the point of being complacent.

In a few short days I will face a classroom full of new faces at Southmoore High School.

My prayer is that God will use this experience to stretch me and make me more like Him. I pray that I will be sensitive to the broken hearts that will come through my door. I pray that the children that gather around me will feel loved, and I pray that I will passionately seek opportunities to be uncomfortable with the same fervor that I pursued Africa.

To all my teacher friends and family, I am praying for you! Happy Back-to-School!

Love,

Katie