Friday after a day of teacher training I started to cry when the teachers from Chainda LCA pulled me aside and said they wanted to affirm me before I left. Their words were so kind and sincere. My mind wandered back to the day at the beginning of the school year when I wrote this about them. I love them and their students. Before I left the school, I told them I would miss them and be praying for them. They replied, "Go well."
It's become one of my favorite Zambian phrases. "Go well." Makes me smile every time I hear it. I like the sentiment of it, how it wishes the best for the one departing. I've heard this phrase frequently this week from my Zambian coworkers and friends. Tonight I will board a plane and fly for basically 24 hours straight (I wish I was exaggerating!). Sunday night I will be hugging my family and enjoying being back in Oklahoma with them for a few weeks. I have been counting down the days! I've missed them so much! The last few days have helped me realize even more how much I love the people of Zambia. I started to get choked up on Wednesday when I met with the head teachers at my schools to let them know I would be gone for the beginning of term 3. I love these schools leaders and will miss them while I'm gone. As we left the meeting I heard from each of them, "Go well." Friday after a day of teacher training I started to cry when the teachers from Chainda LCA pulled me aside and said they wanted to affirm me before I left. Their words were so kind and sincere. My mind wandered back to the day at the beginning of the school year when I wrote this about them. I love them and their students. Before I left the school, I told them I would miss them and be praying for them. They replied, "Go well." I love parting ways with well wishes. I am looking forward to being "home" in America for a while, but I am so thankful that when that time comes to an end I will be returning to people I love, and I will look forward to seeing them.
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Why Anything?"Anything is a prayer of surrender that will spark something. A prayer that will move us to stop chasing things that just make us feel happy and start living a life that matters. A life that is surrendered, reckless, and courageous." ~Jennie Allen, Anything. In November of 2013 I moved to Zambia as a full-time missionary with Family Legacy Missions International. Everyone within the organization raises their own support to keep overhead costs at a minimum so donations to the ministry can go directly to the needs and programs for the orphans and vulnerable children we serve. I trust in God's faithfulness to provide monthly and one-time financial supporters for the work I do here for the education of thousands of children from the slum compounds of Lusaka. If you would like to support me, donations are tax deductible and can be made at www.familylegacy.com/alicia
"God made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before Him. When I cleaned up my act, He gave me a fresh start. Indeed, I've kept alert to God's ways; I haven't taken God for granted. Every day I review the way He works, I try not to miss a trick. I feel put back together, and I'm watching my step. God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to His eyes." 2 Samuel 22:25
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