Bringing Ballet to the Middle East: Grace's Story

 ​"God's called me to teach dance to children in Afghanistan as a form of worship."
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It took a while for the words coming out of 17-year old Grace Robson's mouth to register in my mind. That was the last thing I'd expected to hear from her!
At the time, I was having dinner with her & her family in their dining room. Before meeting her, I'd heard stories from them about her dancing history, and had mentally formed an image in my head of who these experiences had shaped her into. It turns out, however, that the image in my head was only partly true...
Grace and I eventually met this summer, and I remember thinking then how young she looked. From what I'd heard about her, I'd imagined that she'd look much older in person. We didn't talk much then, but after hearing about the vision she had received from God at dinner a few weeks later, I knew that I wanted to know more about her as well as her vision...

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