We are tired. Very tired. Crankiness is abounding...yet silliness trumps since we have crossed the line of not enough sleep. Shawn's 'Barbara Streisand' dance had down-graded to Lindsay's pregnant belly version.
Now our conversations have turned to who is going to church in the morning (most not) and who has to be at church in the morning.
We are still drawing whatever energy we have left from our last moments with the kids. It was evident that they will miss us as much as we already miss them. Gyorgy spent almost an hour with us before we left stressing that it is very worthwhile to the kids when we come.
Tears mixed with laughter as we said our last goodbyes, and as Lindsay's new 'husband' followed us onto the bus. When he 'proposed' he told her she could have an American husband as well as a Russian husband. The team got a lot of laughs out of this one! Hug after hug, sometimes multiple from the same kids sent us out the door.
You truly know you've been doing the work of God when you cannot control how your heart breaks to separate from these phenomenal kids. To love with God's love creates such strong bonds, and puts you in a place where you feel the closest to God's heart for this world.
Thank you all for your prayers, because God has truly been before, through, around, in and behind this trip. We have so many stories to tell, and are looking forward to setting a presentation date!
(Please pardon typos...it' been a long day :) )
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