Changes

In January, I sent in my letter to the headmaster declining his offer to stay at Turi another year. I had various leads after deciding to leave Turi, but I had no idea where I was going to end up! I had an offer from Russia, Kazakhstan, and Nairobi Academy. Two weeks ago Friday, I had an interview with the head of Kenton College who immediately sent me an offer. This is for a two year contract at Kenton. This is very thrilling because A) Kenton is in Nairobi, B) Kenton is where Nairobi Orchestra meets, C) Kenton is a day school heavily involved in music and D) I can finally get involved in musical things that I couldn't get involved in while living upcountry. Very exciting times! The downside is that I have to find a flat in Kileleshwa ...

In other news, my LRSM exam is on June 4th, and I don't have an accompanist. :-( I'm waiting on one more person and if they can't do it either, I'm not really sure what I'm going to do! There is a shortage of piano accompanists in Kenya! Ay yi yi ...

My devotional had some wise words about waiting on the Lord the other day. "I once believed that after I prayed, it was my responsibility to do everything in my power to bring about the answer. Yet God taught me a better way and showed me that self-effort always hinders His work. He also revealed that when I prayed and had confident trust in Him for something, He simply wanted me to wait in an attitude of praise and do only what He told me. Sitting still, doing nothing except trusting in the Lord, causes a feeling on uncertainty, and there is often a tremendous temptation to take the battle into our own hands ... Spiritual forces cannot work while we are trusting earthly forces."