“You see that mountain, Pastor? I want to climb it.”
Moses, a fourth grader at Good Shepherd, a boarding school reserved for some of the brightest in Kenya, began his life a far way off from privilege. Born to parents who pick tea all day long for about $2, Moses got a late start in school, beginning first grade at age 9, in our Allamano School, which targets those whose lives, simply put, haven’t always been that pretty.
But now one of twelve “scholars” who show incredible ability, drawn out by the generosity of others from a nation far away, Moses studies … studies … studies … and dreams of climbing the Abedare Mountains, looming as a giant dare over both Good Shepherd and this little determined fireball.
“You see that mountain, Pastor? I want to climb it.”
He gazes and sees another height, yet unreached, dreaming of climbing. And as we talk, his eyes full of challenge, I’m reminded that mountains are, in so many ways, all this little boy has ever faced. Yet, so far, not a one has slowed him down.
“You see that mountain, Pastor? I want to climb it.”
When the time comes to part, I whisper, “Moses you remember Psalm 121? That’s your song…”
“You see that mountain, Pastor? I want to climb it.”
As I drive away, down this dusty rutted road, I make a mental note: The next time I come visit Moses, remember to bring my hiking boots.
“I lift my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? It comes from the Lord…”
Psalm 121:1
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Always have your boots ready! You never know when you will help someone climb a mountain or better yet...climb by there side.
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