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God was with me at boarding school (and is with me today)
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
I was sent to a boarding school when I was five. 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 get 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.
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