DIFFICULTIES

Through this internship, I had become fairly good friends with one of the interns, and we decided to do several modules (which required group work) together in the following semester when we returned to school. I later realised how God had provided for me for what was to come.

During the semester, I unexpectedly encountered a difficult personal setback that affected me greatly. I had difficulties sleeping and barely had the energy nor the motivation to get tasks done; each day felt dreary and painful. I prayed that God would help me and help me to accept His will for me.

Thank God that He provided me with so much help through my intern friend. While I tried my best to do my part for the group projects, he would do above and beyond to ensure the projects did well.

KINDNESS

He was also generous in sharing resources and taking the time to teach whenever I fell behind. Because of his help, I ended up doing well for the modules even though I knew I was not capable of such a grade. Even for the modules I did not take with him, thank God I was able to exercise a pass/fail option so that the grades did not count towards my GPA.

It was also difficult to get my honours thesis written but thank God, by chance, a sister mentioned to me that she was going to go to church to interpret for a church seminar. I had no idea this was going on and decided to follow her to church.

Thank God for the peace I experienced in His house.

I was able to make more progress as I followed the seminar’s schedule - writing when they had lessons, taking breaks when they did, and joining in their prayer sessions. It was even in one of the prayer sessions that I felt the Holy Spirit tell me I had made a mistake in one of my results. After the prayer I went to check, and it was indeed the case!

By going to God’s house every day, I was able to finish writing the thesis.

FOR US TO PONDER:

• Life for all of us has its up and downs. What do we do when we feel exhausted or hopeless? How might we comfort someone who feels this way?