Having High Expectations

I had the pleasure of being “introduced” to Katie Davis through listening to the Dave Ramsey show on the radio. Katie, a 23-year-old American, has been living and serving in Uganda since she was 18 years old. She first went to Uganda as a senior in high school for a week-long mission trip and in 2008 started a ministry there called Amazima (www.amazima.org). Today Amazima feeds, clothes, and educates thousands of Uganda orphans on a daily basis. In addition, Katie has become a foster mother to 13 young orphan girls. Katie is an amazing young woman, full of the Holy Spirit and dedicated to showing love to all those around her. Her passion, work ethic and persistence are a powerful example to all of us. But I believe the most important lesson to learn from Katie is the power of high expectations.

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Getting an Education

At our last 3-D mini series, I observed people who believe that learning to ride well is an educational process. We had participants ranging from beginners to accomplished show riders. Some folks were more athletic than others or had horses that were further along in their training. Yet, the playing field was leveled by everybody’s desire to improve their skills and take home new knowledge.It’s pretty clear that people who have a passion to become good horsemen continually seek educational opportunities to improve their riding skills. While it may be time consuming and expensive, they repeatedly invest in lessons, gear and the vehicles necessary to get them around. While some of these people may not have the best build for riding or a well trained horse, they are persistent in their efforts to advance beyond the basic skill of staying on. Even if it’s a gamble for them to take their horses somewhere new and receive training from an unfamiliar instructor, they do it anyway because their drive to learn outweighs their fear.

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