May 8, 2013
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Mom and Koral’s Adventures in Brazil End
…For now. They made it home safe last night.
I let Koral off the hook on writing a goodbye post, but here is from my mother:
So many thank you’s, where can you start? Obviously Rachel–for all she has enabled and provided and done for us here, as well as her roommate Suena and all her friends and their help. Thank you World Renewal Brazil (The Moraes, Jeff and Lindsay, and new friends Joe and Karen Turner), and Living Stones, and Athletes in Action (Suarez family and Luzinho). Thank you Massa Humana (Washington and Andrea, Stephanie and the Second Baptist church) and older friends, the Peres family.
Everything I wanted to see and do was made possible with their “feats.” We will take home memories of the children (Koral was hoping some of the children would fit in our suitcases, but Rachel overruled it) and their families, who we will be keeping in awe and prayer. They do so well under such difficult circumstances–we are so spoiled. I am ready to go, however, as I really miss my men (Anna has done so much extra for them, for which I am grateful, but I need them!)
Much of my time here ended up also being a retreat spent with the Lord. I had just picked up one of John Eldredge’s books, and read about seeing things from God’s perspective, that He is willing to push us to our limits to get us where He wants us, when I’d fallen and pulled muscles in both ankles. What can you do with such a wild Beloved? Rarely have I had sweeter time with Him or learned more that I needed to–so to Him, above all, I give thanks.
Our last couple of days with pictures:
May 3rd: We recovered enough from our sunburns to move without wincing and went to Cajueiro Claro church:
May 4th: Our last time at the dump
May 5th: Rebecca’s 5th birthday and monkeys
