We have been spending the week with our church family (plus Betty who is like extended church family and Carol). The team from Haven arrived last Saturday and have been loving their time here at BG. We have been keeping them very busy with special projects as well as having them help out in the houses.
One of my highlights has been the few times where we have had worship time with them. Ron (our new chaplain at BG) has lead a church service and a Wednesday service and we were able to sing and dance with our staff. As I worshiped God with my friends from home, it made me realize how much I REALLY miss being a part of our church family. I love Haven and all our friends there and I love being with them here in Lesotho. I am very thankful that our church loves us, supports us, and even sends us teams to share our hearts and Beautiful Gate with.
This team is different from any of our other teams because this team is hurting so much more. Last year they brought Zach with them and he helped build his sister's Beautiful Garden's house and this year, he is in heaven. We have cried a lot together and we have shared a few good memories of him. Walking through this pain with my friends on this team has been sad and hard, but also good in that we have some closure. It is amazing when God opens doors for us to share from our past and encourage one another and I feel like God has given a few wonderful opportunities for that.
We only have 2 more days to spend with our friends and I know that it will go by way too quickly as it always does. It has been refreshing to live among special friends and I have enjoyed getting caught back up on each other's lives. We have rekindled some old jokes (a few of which are just sooooooo funny) and made a few new ones. We have recreated fun from past trips and taken some good pictures of those. We have loved orphans and widows by caring for the kids and the staff. Mostly, we have served and walked together trying to bring glory to our Father in heaven.
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