New beginning

It took 4 hours and Think Pad was alive again!

On this trip to the city, connectivity was restored, I was recharged and all was well. It is wonderful to have experts who can bring new life back to a dead tool. It is as important to have relief for tired workers.

Relief teacher was a breath of fresh air. She was as she sounded on the phone and we hit off right after we met at the airport arrival hall.

I was slowly recovering from over extending myself by having 3 hours less work each day. The girls were refreshed too by having a new face, and new approach to learning English. The amazing thing is that Relief teacher shares exactly the values I hold dear. So what she did not have time to address, I picked up and it was like hand in glove - like we have been working together for ages!

Back home I was thrilled to meet the different speakers in person at the opening night of the Global Consultation of Music and Mission (GcoMM). Every day and night, I was discovering new ideas and ways of doing things. We can do a lot by not doing a lot!

Meeting new people was so refreshing and inspiring. I read Michael Card's "A Better Freedom" twice before meeting him in person. It was a blessing to be ministered to by such a gifted and humble servant of God.

I tried "Creative use of my hands" session and discovered I could express in water colours. The interpretation of my piece of work was very powerful and I am still awed by what is happening and will be happening in me on this journey. I shared this with the students I worked with the 2 days before I left. That they will be like dragon flies - resilient and staying strong through all the hard and difficult times, and like the lotus flower - untainted by the mud water it grows in and as a plant, every part of it is useful!

New beginnings at every turn. Charming and inviting, like a shining star leading me on and on. I like it.