Two days before I moved to Hungary, I saved this on my phone from an Instagram post. (Side note: If you do not know who Elisabeth Elliot is, click on this link!)
Thirteen words that perfectly summarized the state of my heart, mind and soul. I was confident in God's call to serve here, but that did not take away the fear and anxiety about leaving my family behind. I chose to do it afraid.
And now here I am, exactly 300 days after I arrived in Hungary! I can say now that I am so glad I trusted God with this leap of faith. I could write so much about the hard things, the challenges, the homesicknesses, the cultural adjustments...but today I choose to remember the multitude of ways God has provided for me here! A wonderful house and roommates, an amazing school to serve at, dear friends, and the most precious 1st grade class ever!
God's faithfulness to me is incredible and only He could have planned this past year the way He did!
Today was the last day of school. Our class prayed together for the last time. Today I hugged each student and told them I loved them one more time. It is a bittersweet time for me as a teacher. The community our class has formed will never be again. I am so ready for summer but I am sad to let my little ones go!
In February 2016, I chose Psalm 43:3 as my guiding verse for this decision to serve as a missionary teacher abroad. A month later I visited ICSB for the first time and saw this verse painted near the high school entrance.
Thank you God, for making it very clear to me that you were calling me to this unfamiliar country to serve your children here! It has not been easy but I am so glad I said "Yes!"
I'll be home in Texas within the next week and I'm looking forward to some rest and relaxation this summer! I hope and pray to return here in August feeling ready for the challenge of another school year!
Thank you all for your tremendous support this year - financially as mission partners, and through prayer and friendship! Thank you for every message, email, card in the mail, every prayer lifted up on my behalf...you may not ever realize how God has used you to encourage and bless me through this year!
