What a Week

The last week has been very busy. Hard to believe it has been so many days since I last posted an update. Although we have been very busy, there is not a lot of news to report. We are just working hard to finish well.
Greg is working hard to finish up things that he has started and continues to encourage and motivate his team- a job that I believe he will continue even after we have gone home.
Lorenda spent some time last week putting together first aid kits for the guesthouses and for the maintenance department. With all the stuff she brought along, very little had to be bought.
We have begun the task of sorting and giving away our stuff. We don’t plan to haul much of it back with us so it will be nice to be traveling light on the way home. The problem is that much of it will be needed up until the last day (clothing, kitchen supplies) so a lot of that will be last minute.
One of the amazing things that God has blessed us with is the opportunity to meet so many people from around the world. Staff, volunteers and short-term teams come to Watoto from all over the world- what a great opportunity to learn from others. I’m sure I will miss some, but we have met people from Japan, Hong Kong, Wales, UK, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Mexico, as well as various places in Canada, US and Australia. What an opportunity to learn.
We have learned, from all these people, about how things are done in different churches and different countries. Many of these people will serve as future contacts for ministry opportunities around the world. What an amazing network of people we have had the privilege of meeting.
As we sit back and try to count our blessings, they are too numerous to count. We just keep saying thank you.