End of Thursday

What a day. It is past 11:00pm and I am on Tereza Gordon's laptop while everyone is finally drifting off to sleep.

We had a very filled day and a great time with the kids. We started out with Praying in Color then moved on to stomp band. Becca had a special request to combine the stomp band with a rap that one of the kids wrote to honor one of the mothers "Queen Blue" who serves faithfully every summer at Summer Camp. We incorporated measures of joyful noise at the beginning, a break in the middle and a rounding 4 measures at the end. The kids loved it. We had thermoses, buckets, coffee cups, knitting needles, water bottle with beads in it, a jug, and a few other things I'm not sure of - not exactly the type of orchestra we have on Sunday mornings.

In the afternoon, the teachers have some time off but I hung out with some of the kids and we did some watercolor painting. The others went on a hike. It was clear out but still a little chilly.

After dinner we all gathered together and Becca handed out yearbooks to the kids. They get them every year and they have pictures of all the events from the whole year in there. They get everyone to autograph them (teachers too) and just love on each other. After that we had a game outside with glow balls and glow sticks - what a blast. I will have to try this one at home sometime.

The beauty of this place is amazing and God's handiwork here is lush and green and rolls along the hills with sprinkles of homes here and there. It is a quieter and simpler place with a beauty that reflects on these missionaries who are here to reach the youth of this country. I so appreciate these people who choose to not only serve our great God but choose to do it with their whole family.

Becca is starting her transition talks with the kids so there have already been a couple of emotional moments. I think it will only get harder on them the closer Sunday gets here. Becca leaves some time in June and they do not have a replacement for her yet. They are trusting that God will bring the right person that will serve and love these Third Culture kids. I am sure they are precious in God's eyes and that He will bring the person at the perfect time. Sunday will be the last time the kids as a group get to be with Becca. She will get a few home visits before she goes and then she will return to the states. Please pray hard for these next few days.

Blessing to you,
Janice