Let There Be Light

 

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.  And God said, "Let there be light:" and there was light."

I have read this passage of scripture so many times that I'm sure like many of you it's been engrained in my mind never to be forgotten.  Well, although it has been years that I've read this and known it, today it took on a different meaning because the words jumped off the page and became alive.  It was amazing.  Lately I have felt as if darkness had surrounded me like humidity on a hot summer's day.  Two parts of this passage stood out to me.  One was in the chaos and when darkness ruled, "God was moving in the midst of it all." AMAZING! He is still there even when I don't feel Him close.  Even when praying can be no more than two words, "Jesus help".  In all of that, when the trials are too much too carry, when the pain is overwhelming and it's better to crawl on your bed and cry, He is there!  The word says "moving".  He is moving in the midst of it all because the next thing He will do is blow everything out of the water.  The Word says, "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light."  Simple. One word from God and the darkness disappeared.  It ended. Period.
Wow! Maybe, it's just me but that blew me away.  It's that simple. God, you speak, it will all go, end of story.  All the heaviness, worry, darkness and burdensome spirit, GONE!
As if that was not enough, I was reading in Matthew 7:7-8, "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock and the doors will be opened."  Jonh 16:24 says, "until now, you have not asked anything in my name. Ask and you will receive that your joy may be full"  That was it my word for today.  I will ask for joy and it will be mine because that's the light He spoke into my darkness.

An Update

April is the end of term one holiday month, but also a flurry of preparations for the coming school term.  End of term also is a wonderful time to take field trips.  KTS visited a Taxidermy farm where they prepare shoulder mounts, skins and etc. of trophy animals people caught or had to be put down.  The visit in part is the beginning on a series we are doing in school on going to the museum.  At the museum the animals housed there look so real and for the children the thoughts are many and so are the questions.  The best place to begin is the place where they recreate these animals to make them look real and alive.  They had so much fun!  The school term ended with 83 students attending; 5 of whom are boys from Kakabalika Child Foundation, it was nearly 24% increase from the total students finishing 2012 school year.  The school has also climbed out of the red and into black for the first time since it opened.  There were quite a number of transportation setbacks, and payment delinquencies but all in all, school pulled through. With fiscal responsibility in place, KTS can only get better.

The boys have transitioned over to the house 2 campus and during the break; preparations are on the way to make campus 1 the school complex:  desks, classrooms, blackboards, computer lab, science lab, staff room and offices.  Mr. Fitz Munsanje the new Head of School has also assumed the full roll as leader and I, warren, will assist him part-time until June.

There are seven boys taking exams this year; one the grade 12, five the grade 9 and one the grade 7 examination.  All of the boys are presently attending extra lessons; several did part-time work to take even more lessons in mathematics.  There is an eagerness to do well and the effort this time around is more than any previous KCF clients.

Genesis celebrated her 12^th birthday this month and is very excited about becoming a teenager.  She and her siblings are training very hard in swimming to hopefully start competing soon.  The children have been fervently praying about our next and are looking forward to what the Lord has in store for our family.  They have seen Him answer prayers that seemed impossible and are now confident about His answer.  He never fails!

Two years after the motorcycle accident, Warren will have the plate removed from his foot, giving some much needed ease of movement to his ankles.  The operation will take place on April 29^th and he will be no weight bearing for about 3 weeks.  We pray for a much quicker healing and recovery time.

Please pray with us to have a smooth transition and adjustment for the new head of school.  Pray that we would take time to reflect, pray and process after the change. Pray for speedy recovery and healing of Warren’s foot. We would be grateful for continued encouragement, support, love and prayer from family and friends.  We desperately are in need of Gods mind, will and discernment for the next Carr family adventure and of course health, safety and protection.  More importantly, we are asking for an increase of God’s love for Him and for those He came to rescue and heal.