I was reminded again today of the importance of prayer as I prepare for Honduras. As I continue to tell people that I will be teaching at Pinares, I see that staying in touch with those who have impacted my life is and will be crucial. Honduras can be a spiritually dark country, so having people backing me with prayer has huge value. I can improvise on a lot of things and make do in a different environment, but without prayer support from my church family, mentors, friends, classmates and maybe even people I have never met, going to Honduras would be impossible and futile.
I ate lunch yesterday with Susanne, another girl from Taylor who will be teaching at Pinares in the fall. I have been realizing that as I have become weighted down by my school work, I have lost sight of where I will be in a few short months. We shared the excitement (and apprehension) of going to Honduras and I was very much refreshed after that. I was also reminded of how evident God's hand is in all of this. From going to Guatemala as a freshman, majoring in music education, student teaching in Honduras at a Christian school under a wonderful supervising teacher and then being offered a job teaching band when band programs here in the states are going under, well, I only have one reason why I am where I am -thank You God.
So as you finish reading this, please take a few seconds to say a prayer. For me, for the kids I will be teaching, for the relationships with teachers and staff, for health, for safety, for God's protection.
