It is hard to say good-bye. But saying good-bye to new friends, without knowing if you will ever see them again, is very difficult. As our time approached to say good-bye, all the children would ask "When will you return?" When will we return? ......... Will we return with a mission team from North Holland Reformed Church? Yes, we hope so!!!!!!!! Will we return as a family? Who knows. Will we return with friends? Hopefully.
Good-byes are filled with hugs, kisses, tears, prayers, looking forward to returning home to Michigan.....but at the same time wanting to stay in Bluefields. We had a little farewell party at the Comedor before we left Bluefields. Anyone could speak or pray. Everyone from our family stood up and said things they appreciated about Bluefields, the Tabitha House children, or the Comedor. They appreciated us washing dishes, drying bowls, serving food and the hours spent with the children at the Tabitha Homes. It was a beautiful experience.
As we stood in the airport this morning, the song over the loudspeaker was "The Little Drummer Boy" in Spanish. That was the same song that Shayan and Arlene (girls at the Tabitha Home) sang to me as they practiced for their upcoming Christmas concert. God said he would never send another flood - but there was one in that airport lobby coming from my eyes.
The words, faces, kindness, smells, tastes, hugs, joys and difficulties over the past 6 weeks flooded my mind.
We are grateful to many people, but especially to God for allowing us to spend time in Bluefields. This is my mantra from the movie 'God is not Dead'..... God is Good, all the time. All the time, God is Good.
Praise be to God!!
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