It made me angry

While in Africa we had the privilage to go on a trip with an AIDS councilor called Lavisa.
It was a heart wrenching and thought provoking day.
We visited one amazing lady whose story has left its mark on me.

Her first husband was a business man who often went to the city for his work.
One weekend he never came back.
He was shot.

She remarried, and had children with another man, and life seemed good.
Till she found out she had AIDS.

She lost everything.
Her husband left her.
She had to move back to her mum's house. Away from her children.

As we spoke with her, I could feel something in myself burning.
She answered everything very graciously. Even questions that I probably shouldn't have asked.
Eventually I asked the one question that was aching in my heart.

"Are you angry that your husband left you?"
"Yes, I am"
Such a simple answer, but it hit me with such force.
It was honest, direct, and delivered with the same calmness as she had answered everything else.

What do you say to that?
What do you say when all you want to do is to cry because of the pain and hurt?

"So am I"

Some thing in my being tells me that God feels the same way.

Back from Africa

I'm back. :-)

It was an amazing time. So much to think about and try to remember.
If any one is thinking about going to Africa, then do it :-)
I will blog later about some of my thoughts and experiences... I hope. When time allows. :-)

Since coming back I have now started my new job as a Learning Mentor at Denbigh High School with the added part of doing G&T stuff.
If any one has any unique, fun, or out of the box ideas on how help young people get better GCSE results then please do share :-)

First impressions are good, there is a great LM team here, funny, rude, un PC! friendly and so helpful to me. I will learn loads from them, and hopefully give a lot too.
Denbigh seems to have an incredible wider teaching support system. I have not experienced anything like this. Should be an interesting ride.

Other news... I should be moving place of living soon, and I'm well excited about that! Bring it on!

Africa

Hello :-)

its well past the time i should have blogger.

My time in Kurios has ended,
and
my time at Denbigh High has yet to begin...

I am in a middle time :-)

in Africa.
I'm at the airport just waiting to board.

I am hoping and praying that my time will be deep rest,
and also life changing.

we shall see.

see you when i get back, or else where if i get eaten!!!