This year has been one of the hardest of my life, and full of change. I am no longer on the missions field where I grew up, my family is thousands of miles away, and I’m currently finishing my senior year of school in the USA. Definitely a lot of change, especially since I grew up on the field.

I’ve been doing the best I can to adapt to this new stage of life, but it’s not as easy as I hoped. High school is scary, especially if you have had bad experiences in school growing up. I’m doing the best I can not to freak out in the noisy classrooms, of which I’m still adjusting.

Thankfully the teachers and some other students have been trying to help me adapt to my new environment, and I only have to be here for a while. I’ve been praying daily to the Lord to help me get through each day. Though it’s still a little frightening prayer seems to help. I know God has put me here for a reason. Though it’s been a hard to leave Zambia behind, I look at this as an opportunity to be a light in to others in the USA. One doesn’t have to be on the missions field in order to serve the Lord.

I thank God for all of the things He has given me during this transition, and am happy that He is always with me.

Proverbs 3:6 “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.“

-by Abby Waters, MK to Zambia