The crossing

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your insight .

In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths .“

Proverbs 3:5&6

After my son’s Holy communion, I went through a rough patch when I realised he wasn’t healed despite all my prayers. It took me a while to get back to the comforting presence of the Lord.

Meanwhile, things weren’t easy for my son at school . Most of the teachers had no idea regarding Autism and tried out traditional methods of reprimand . We weren’t without any comfort either. A gang of Little girls proves to be an army of angels for him ! They made him part of their gang , he enjoyed their company ! His environmental science teacher was an insightful lady who discovered his interest in science. This revealed how his mind worked too . Everything had to be logical to make sense for him . But I knew things would only get tougher as years passed by .

I tried to look at all the positives and kept praying . Quite unexpectedly I came across a column in one of the newspapers about Asperger syndrome.An acquaintance ,who saw me reading , mentioned a few things about the writer . The writer was an educator running a small school in a town hundred and fifty kilometres away from our city . This person who spoke to me , had no idea about my son at all ; I believe it was truly God who let this happen . I was at the right place and in right company too !

We visited this quaint Little school with a beautiful garden. The founder was an educator who had many years of experience in teaching in inclusive schools . We found the lady to be very open minded regarding kids with special needs . She listened to us attentively and spoke about the healing that she herself had experienced; and how that made her turn her life around. Through this small inclusive school, she was determined to make a difference in the lives of kids with special needs .For once we didn’t have to be apologetic about my sons condition. She was ready to take him in !

We truly felt the hand of God leading us there . Yet it was a tough decision to make . Our metropolitan city had no dearth of job opportunities whereas this small town could boast of only a handful of companies . It wouldn’t be easy for my husband to find a suitable job , Moreover Moving would mean a complete change of environment- a busy modern city to a traditional historic town ; we weren’t sure of how that would affect our son .

We prayed over it ; The priority would always be Jeff and so we decided to give it a try . Jeff and I would move to the town . My husband would wait for a year to see how it would all unfold. Meanwhile he could visit us every weekend .

So we moved, Jeff and I , to a small apartment near the school ; from a buzzing city to cleaner greener town . Looking back I can confidently say that it was indeed a wise decision!

“For surely I know the plans I have for you , says the Lord , plans for your welfare and not for harm , to give you a future with hope “

Jeremiah 29:11