The Final Stages of a Long Journey

There are 4 days left before the Young family depart for Ooty in Tamil Nadu state, Southern India. If there are no delays we will arrive at Hebron School sometime after lunch, reaching a destination we have been journeying towards for almost twelve months. 

Ootacamund, now Udagamandalam, always known as Ooty

Hebron School,our final destination.

We first heard of this school for children of full-time Christian workers in South-East Asia from our good friend Salome, a former student. For two years we ignored Salome's persistent prompts to consider teaching at Hebron; we knew that God wanted us in North Wales running the youth program at a local Church plant. That is, until God turned our whole world upside down in every way we could imagine, showing us that whatever our future is, it will be His plan which prevails.

Salome with Luke (aged 3) in 2011

It was in hospital during a period of doubt regarding my final healing from cancer that God gave us, through his faithful servant, James Goodman, a promise (Jeremiah 29:11):

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.

As we both recovered from the valley of the shadow which Christ had carried us through we sought God's plan for our future. We knew there was a need at Hebron School for language teachers as well as other roles. We knew we could fill that role, but we also knew that we have many plans in our hearts but it is God's will which prevails.

And so, we took the first steps of this journey . . .