It’s been said by many a parent here that Rift Valley Academy is Kid Heaven. Playground, playing fields, great weather, and secure grounds are all prime reasons, but the biggest factor is that your friends all live just a few hundred yards away. When we returned from home assignment last August, Asher received the freedom that Micah had for a few years. Now both boys either call a friend or knock on his door, and hours of childhood memories await them.
The current highlight of their young lives is the dirt pile. Construction of a new house nearby has created a mound of fresh dirt near the edge of campus. As the dirt cascades down the hill that’s already there, the mountain of pleasure grows higher and steeper for the kids. We don’t mind. They head directly for the shower when playtime is over, and they’re as good as new by dinnertime.
But 7-year-old Micah knows that his love of dirt is only temporary. At dinnertime, he shares his future plans with us. He’s recited it so many times that Asher can repeat it too. Listen along and you’ll hear the intricacies of a young missionary kid already preparing for future transitions.
First thing after graduation, he’ll go to California to say goodbye to Nana and Papa. Then, he’ll fly to Texas to see his friend Jonah. Jonah is a neighbor at RVA and has spent more of his life in Africa than America, but Jonah is a Texan by birth. So, to Texas Micah will go. After that visit is complete. He’ll fly to Pennsylvania and say goodbye to Grandma Strobeck. That will complete his visiting circuit. Next, he’ll be off to college. Where, you ask? Hawaii, of course. Micah has heard that Hawaii has lots of exotic birds and great surfing, two of his supposed interests. Maybe he’ll be an oceanography or ornithology major?
He hasn’t decided on that yet. But we’re always telling him, “You’ve got time, Micah.”
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