Reunitied

Our family took a vacation last week so sorry about the lack of postings. I can write more about that later this week.


After 4 years of being here and loving on the kids and accidentally falling head over heels in love with some of the kids, you'd think I would be just fine with unexpected good-byes. I mean, truthfully, they happen all of the time and it is just part of the job.
There is this incredibly sweet little boy that I have really enjoyed hanging out with. I would go to the soft play room just to see him and try to make him smile. He had a very quiet nature, but he also showed a determination that was pretty impressive. Not in a naughty sort of way, but more in an unexpected ability to do something we did not know he could do. He would sit in the same place for hours and just watch other kids, then one day, he got up and just walked! Crazy kid!
Today, his mother showed up to get him and since I was gone for a week, I did not know she was coming today. She has not been well for a long time and her husband is also not well and was unable to care for their son, so he has been at BG for awhile. They are both doing better and were able to come and take their son home today. She spoke so lovingly to him when she saw him and he seemed to know her and accept her. I am happy that they are together again, but I am really going to miss him.
We circled around him and his mom and prayed for them before they left and then I gave his mom a pile of pictures I had taken of her son and a book. I told her that we really loved him and that he was such a great kid and then she began to speak rapidly in Sesotho to me. Thankfully one of our local volunteers was able to overhear and translate for me. She was asking me my name and telling me that she was so thankful for all the love he was shown and that she was going to be sure to bring him back to visit one day and to show him his pictures and tell him about how loved he was when he lived at BG. What a sweet thing to say. I was almost in tears at this point so I said my little goodbye and kissed his cheek for the last time.
Goodbyes are so difficult when we give our hearts away. I am sure all of our volunteers and staff would agree with me on that point. Please pray for this guy cause his family has some pretty big things going on with their health. We are trusting God to care for him now and hope if we meet again, he will be happy, healthy and well loved by his family.