I said a lot of goodbyes today. The last day of classes before my trip came before I realized, now I have two days to prepare and say a few more goodbyes. My voyage starts Monday morning. Today was so bittersweet. My wonderful babies made it such a joyous last day for me. Without even knowing it would be their last time with me, they showered me with hugs, giggles and great memories. The older kids even behaved this morning! There was no taking out of 'the chair' or time outs. The Lord blessed me so much. And I love each of my kids beyond words. But since seeing Yandira and Lydia on the streets on wednesday, I feel like my time here is done.. for now. :) Everyone here will always be on my heart, in my prayers and hopefully I will see them again someday. If not here on earth, then in heaven, where we can together praise the God whose compassion and love saved us from equally doomed ends. Praise God. The next two days are packed. First, I will be joining the rest of the missionaries at El Jordan for lunch at a dear friend of mine's, Eli's, house. Sunday, after church I will be spending lunch at one of the students houses for one of the kid's birthday lunch.
My plane takes off on monday morning bright and early. I hope to see some of you from Canada soon. I will be spending the first 2 weeks in Chilliwack, BC spending time with my mom and other friends there. I'll then be going straight to Lake of the Trees Bible Camp in 100 mile, where I will be spending the summer. My hope after that is to spend the next 5 years getting my elementary school teaching degree at Briercrest.
God Bless! Thank you all so much for your prayers! I saw the Lord do amazing things and I will always thank him for this experience.
Now I am off to pack.