From an oldie.. :)

It's great that SR has started this blogpost.

Just wanna say a few words, from and oldie to all the aspiring grads..

Change is the only constant in our lives. It's inevitable. I've lived and studied in about 5 different countries in the past 8 years. Sounds crazy but true. Moving schools all throughout was hard as friendships made needed to be very strong in the short term to last a lifetime. Nonetheless, in all these, God has been faithful.

Even as I am ending yet another short chapter of my life here in Nottingham, I look back for the 4 years I have been here and see God's hand upon every single thing. When the bad happens, don't ask why, ask "what for". I've been through tough times, made lots of mistakes, fallen into temptation, but when God intervenes, He changes your whole life around. I am still a work in progress, but He has sent many good friends and godly mentors and He never fails to hold you in His hand.

Just a bizarre story to tell you.. why bad things can happen but it can work out for the good of those who are called by Him! Well, you see, just last Thursday I tripped over the vacuum cleaner wire in my accomodation's corridor. It was carelessly left by the cleaner and honestly, I saw it and tried to step over it but somehow I still tripped and grazed my knees on the carpet floor. I told the accom manageress and she was very kind and said she informed the cleaner not to put it out already cos' another girl who saw me fall had made an earlier complaint. The next day, I lost my keycard to enter my flat and the reception had already close for after hours. I was frantic cos I needed to get into my room and to do so I would usually need to pay 45pds just to get the security to come. To cut the story short, the accom manageress was surprisingly the one who received my distress call and she told me, "don't worry, we're going to give you a free card and the guy is going to open for you free too!" Guessss why????? I saw her this Mon and she told me, this was the least she could do for me after seeing me hurt the day before! The lil grazing of knees was worth 45pds of savings on my pocket!! How great is that??

Anyway, I really wish you all the best in everything you do. Trust in God for every step. Do not worry too much about the long term future. He gives us enough for the day. If He could bring the Israelites out of Egypt and provide for them for many many years, bringing them to foreign land after foreign land, what more will He do for you and I?!

Love,
Laura.