Dear Friends and Family,
We’ve begun the New Year with a great start! It was nice, as always, to get away for a break. I love my life and job here at the mission greatly. I have a wonderful, albeit, rambunctious class and they were just as ready for a break as I was. Plus there are just some comforts that only family can provide. Speaking of family, my cousin, Abigail, has come to live with Melissa and I for the rest of the school year. She is going to be working as a teacher’s aide. I’m very excited to have her living with me.
As a class we have had a great first week back. We’ve started something new in English class that stretches the comfort level of my students and as their teacher I am very pleased. We are enjoying our study of Moses and God’s demonstration of who He is in our Bible class. Miss Abigail has been helping out everyday in Math and it has enabled me to give more attention to my students who really need help. If only I could split myself into two or three people…
When we arrived back to the mission we received a pleasant surprise, snow! The mission received much snow over the Christmas break (close to 10 inches?). Everything is covered in white with splotches of red dirt showing through. It is quite a sight that once again causes my heart to praise God for His beauty.
I want to thank all of you for your prayers for me, my class, and the mission. I beg you to continue to pray. Pray for the students and community members to have a desire to have a personal relationship with their creator. This year I’ve had the opportunity to see God working in both my students’ lives and the lives of their families. With some students I am greatly encouraged that they not only have the Christian influence of Immanuel Mission School, but they also have the Christian influence of certain family members. With other students, I am greatly encouraged to see their Christian influence that they have on their family. And with other students, I keep praying, encouraged by the fact that my God loves them more than I ever could. Pray for the staff here at the mission; pray for unity and endurance. Pray for me; pray that discouragement will not take a hold in my life and that God will remind me that His strength alone is the only way that I’ll ever be who and what I need to be.
In Him Alone,
Kelli Wilson