God was with me AT BOARDING SCHOOL (and is with me today)

BY BEMIS AKELO AMBUGO

The school was about two hours away from my hometown in Suna Migori, Kenya. I transferred from a small preschool, just walking distance from home, to a new school with 480 students. It seemed pretty big and impersonal at first, and the adjustment was not easy. I was very young, and I was also immensely shy in those days.

Being so young, I don't remember questioning my parents or doubting their decision. Today, I understand that they simply wanted the best for me. The boarding school provided me with a better learning environment than I could have gotten at home.

One thing that I do remember was my dad's reassuring calmness each time he left the school after a visit. He always lifted me onto his lap and reminded me that God is present everywhere, and that He governs all His children, as I had learned in the Christian Science Sunday School. All God's children are always in His care.