Friday. Only a couple hours with the Home of Blessings students and then begins the long journey back to home.
Once we finished our tasty Bengali breakfast, we loaded into our transports one last time. Waiting for us were all 280 girls. As we have experienced in the past, the school likes to send us off with a taste of what the girls can do, and of Bengali culture. We were shown to our seats and from there we took in the girls' breathtaking performances, and got to participate in worshipping with them, and doing a little bit of dancing with them. The time passed so quickly. The girls were beautiful and gracious and talented and inviting. It was difficult after such a time together to have to say goodbye. Our team enjoyed one last tea with the staff there, and the daughters we support through monthly sponsorship hunted us down to say goodbye. It was very emotional and bittersweet- how special to visit them, spend time with them, hug them and look into their eyes. Yet how sad to have to leave and be so far apart. There is no other option, at this point though, so a few tears, hugs and waves later, off we went to head to the places God has given us as home.
Our team stayed overnight near the Emirates on the way home and had the opportunity to share and process and debrief our experiences while also getting some rest before the final 15 hour flight home.
Thanks for all you who have checked in, prayed, and taken care of my kiddos.
More thoughts and reflections in a final post coming up. What we took away from this experience will be shared there.
Once we finished our tasty Bengali breakfast, we loaded into our transports one last time. Waiting for us were all 280 girls. As we have experienced in the past, the school likes to send us off with a taste of what the girls can do, and of Bengali culture. We were shown to our seats and from there we took in the girls' breathtaking performances, and got to participate in worshipping with them, and doing a little bit of dancing with them. The time passed so quickly. The girls were beautiful and gracious and talented and inviting. It was difficult after such a time together to have to say goodbye. Our team enjoyed one last tea with the staff there, and the daughters we support through monthly sponsorship hunted us down to say goodbye. It was very emotional and bittersweet- how special to visit them, spend time with them, hug them and look into their eyes. Yet how sad to have to leave and be so far apart. There is no other option, at this point though, so a few tears, hugs and waves later, off we went to head to the places God has given us as home.
Our team stayed overnight near the Emirates on the way home and had the opportunity to share and process and debrief our experiences while also getting some rest before the final 15 hour flight home.
Thanks for all you who have checked in, prayed, and taken care of my kiddos.
More thoughts and reflections in a final post coming up. What we took away from this experience will be shared there.
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