Today has been a good and hard day as it is our last day in Congo. It has been good to look back at all the relationships, experiences, and activities that have broadened our perspectives as well as our faith. We look forward to bringing those stories home with us. If we go on for hours it has been because we have been touched by the hand of God through the friends we have meet. The have a saying here in Swahili that goes “Haraka, haraka, hyenia, baraka” (probably not even close the correct spelling!) It basically means you can’t hurry a blessing, and that would be true of our stories.
The hard part truly is saying goodbye to all our friends. In some ways the day has been a day of mourning as we part ways with each person we met for what could be the last time until we see each other again in heaven. It's a sobering thought given the reality of life in Eastern Congo.
Tomorrow begins our journey home. We leave Congo tomorrow morning at 6:00a just as many of you are going to bed. It will be a day and a half of travel that will take us from Congo to Kigali to Nairobi to Amersterdam to Minneapolis. Arrival time is predicted for 12:40p on NWA flight 41. Would love your prayers for boarder crossings and connections. See you Thursday!
Be Blessed!
Mike
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