The team said good bye…

We are a team, so here is our team blog. This morning we were out the door by 9:15 a.m. for our last day at the orphanage. Upon our arrival the children were ecstatic to have the “Americans” back for one last day.  The day was filled with stories, games, laughter, fun and a farewell backpack for each child full of plenty of goodies to celebrate the culmination of our time together!

We were pleasantly surprised and delighted when we reviewed what we had shared, that the kids remembered all the crucial points that were the heart of our message.  All the team members left the orphanage with a sense that we had accomplished God’s mission for us here.  Of course there was also a taste of sadness in our hearts as we said “Dasvedanya” (good bye) one final time to the children who had captured our hearts.

The afternoon was spent debriefing, as a group and personally reflecting on our time here.  We all filled out evaluations, asked for by SunErgos, so that they may constantly be improving their ministry.  The rest of the night was filled with lots of packing, one last shopping trip, showers, and a final yummy Russian home cooked meal.

We’re down fifty percent as it is approaching ten pm and we have to be up by about 2:45 am.  So we are signing off and saying goodnight!  We will be seeing you soon!!   Thank you so much for your prayers and your encouragement.  It means more to us than we can say, we felt as though all of you were part of our team as well.   God bless you!