Let the Goodbye's Begin...

 Well I wanted to give a last update being our last week here. Although, I won’t technically be “home” until the 28^th due to debrief—I will be flying into Atlanta on Sunday evening. Thank you for all of your prayers, I have really seen God moving this summer and it’s been incredible.

Yesterday, we spent the day on the land just doing laundry and finishing up our last stuff before we leave. Today we went into Kibera as usual and helped with our classes. I was with my pre-unit class. I love them so much! They call me Quinnie, which is just too adorable. My Kenyan name is Wamboi, so one of the younger guys will say “Nakupenda Quinnie Wamboi” Which means I love you. So cute! I really love them and it’s going to be so hard for me to leave.  I also helped to teach P.E. today and then helped with music club, which is so ironic, because I’ve never picked up a recorder/anything musical in my life. So I think the kids got more laughter than helping after that, but it was definitely a lot of fun.

Tomorrow will be our last day in Kibera as far as teaching goes, and then Thursday will be our last day in Muthega, the slum that the Reformed Church of Kibera works with.  And then Friday, we are going to be spending our last day with the translators and then having a party with the workers on Friday night. We’re going to be buying a goat and having it stay on our land tomorrow, and then Friday the workers and some of the guys are going to slaughter it. It should be really fun. Saturday we will be doing a VBS in Kibera and saying goodbye to the kids, and then going to the girls home Saturday evening. We will be flying home Sunday morning. Pastor Imbumi is going to fly back with us, and stay with Mama Elmer (Martha) and the boys who are already in the states.

I think the biggest thing I am struggling with right now is being fully present. We have begun talking about home, and begin our last week have begun thinking about leaving. I’ve been thinking about how different it’s going to be, how my life has changed, changes I want to make when I get back, and having to leave all of the relationships I’ve built over these past two months. Please be praying for me to be able to be fully present while I’m here this week, and that God would give us an incredible peace over this week to be able to say goodbye.

God has really taught me to lean on him for all things. I have gone to Him constantly in prayer and he has definitely provided. His ways are so much higher than mine and so much better. I’m in awe of His greatness, and how much he is working in both Kenya and America. Thank you for your prayers! See you soon!