I had another wonderful parent conference this week! It's so odd for me to actually be EXCITED for parent conferences, but I am! I love these parents, and of course I love their kids! :) These families are such a part of my community here. I live with many of them, we worship together, fellowship together, work together, and play together. KICS has such a close-knit community. When my computer crashed last week (it's totally finished, no hope, but my sweet principal let me borrow one of his), I had no shortage of parents offering to take it to be fixed. When I'm sick, they want to bring me food or medicine, or even take me to see their doctor. They want to make me clothes, take me to the market, teach me kinyarwanda, marry me off to their cousins, and everything in between! I feel so blessed to be a part of this community, this city on a hill that is now my home.
Anyway, back to parent conferences...I had another awesome conversation with J's mom, from India. She and her husband practice an ancient religion called Sikhism, which is founded on the teachings of 10 Gurus from India. As I've mentioned before, I've had many opportunities to share with this mom this year, and each time, she has really opened up and asked so many questions; questions about Jesus, about Easter, about the Resurrection. Her 9 year old daughter, my student, goes home and tells her all about the characters and stories in the Bible, and that's how she became interested! Last time we met, she told me that she's so happy that her daughter knows about the teachings of Jesus, and when she hears her pray, it melts her heart. Now, she has begun praying alongside her daughter, and she said her husband has even prayed with them before. This week, we had another wonderful talk, and she asked me to pray with her again, in Jesus' name. She also asked for some books to help her better understand! So right now, I'm trying to pray about and think about books that would be useful for her. God is awesome, and continuing to work and open doors here! Please pray with me that this mom will continue to seek, that the Holy Spirit will continue to do a good work in her and her husband, and that God will continue revealing Himself to this family.
"But when He, the Spirit of Truth comes, He will guide you into all the Truth." ~John 16:13
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