Being homesick has got to be one of the worst experiences in life. You are so powerless to achieve the situation you long for. It diminishes your hope and makes you lose sight of your purpose for being where you are. So praise God that I made it through a very strong bout of it! Emails and prayers really make a difference. (If you know someone who is away from home, let them know you are thinking of them!) A friend did point out to me that the flip side of being homesick means I am blessed to have an amazing family and bunch of friends to actually miss! (Love you guys.)
One of the hard parts for me here is that I’m not really connected to what goes on in the hospital, like the rest of the team. Being the sole teacher of 6 students is a lonely job! So I’m heaps glad to be friends with the Nepali interns, med students and people my age at Nepali church. I’ve also been thinking about ‘home’ and where that really is. I used to long for heaven the way I now long for Australia.
‘Our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Saviour from there, the Lord Jesus Christ.’ ~ Philippians 3v20
I’m learning how to cope but I know that these struggles will keep coming back. May God be my strength always!
School
The kids and I have had a wonderful time over the past two months exploring the oceans and celebrating Book Week. Now we are heading off into outer space! It’s been exciting to see their progress in many areas of their work, and their enthusiasm for finding out what happens next in our Bible timeline. I am so thankful for these kids as they are the highlight of my time here.
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