I’m Catherine, a “30-something” Aussie, married to Pete – the most amazing bloke in the world, and mum to 2 fabulous kids. I am a teacher and play therapist and love the challenge of working with kids who have experienced trauma or who struggle at school for a variety of other reasons. I have taught in Australia and Kenya in a few different schools, with a bunch of amazing kids. Pete and I recently decided to look into work opportunities in Kenya in the hope we could return there for a while with the kids. But in a twist that can only be orchestrated by God, we are now headed to Rwanda!
This blog will be a way to record our journey and adventures, and probably a lot of other things along the way!
Why have I called the blog ‘Look to the Hills’? Rwanda is known as ‘the land of a thousand hills’ and this verse really stood out to me as we began to look up the long and daunting road that will lead us to those thousand hills:
I lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.
~ Psalm 121:1&2 ~
‘And hang on for dear life’? In my experience, when you follow where God leads you’re in for a ride! Not always easy, not always comfortable, overwhelmingly exciting, encouraging, humbling and challenging, but well worth it in the end.
So glad to have you along for the ride!
(Header photo my own.)
Look to the Hills 