my friends, may you grow in grace

Our last day. Our last day. Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad. We went to the school in the morning so do an assembly. We had prepared a lot the night before, but were still nervous. We taught them some songs and each said some words of thanks. Drama is a big part of worship in Africa, so we did a small skit for them about being children of God no matter the colour. Then we handed out small Canadian flags, Canadian pins, and toothbrushes to all the students and teachers. Mr. Minnesma and Mrs. Boer presented each of the teachers with a Bible.

Then it was time for goodbyes. This took about 2 hours and included a lot of handshaking, hugs, picture taking and some tears. By the end my cheeks were having spasms from smiling for so many pictures. As we drove away, all the students waved to us. To keep us from crying, Simple cranked his R&B cd to make us smile. We met up with Sister Rosemary and Pastor John for lunch for some last minute things. Then we went back to the apartment to pack everything up and have some showers. Then we said goodbye to Kellee and Ken and drove to the airport. At the airport, we had to say goodbye to Simple. We teased him about missing us and crying. He waited by the window for us because security started right at the door. We waved to him as we checked in our bags and blew him kisses. Right before we got on the plane, we called him to say goodbye again.
Our plane took off at midnight. We all slept for most of the flight. We are now sitting in Heathrow. We got here at 5:30 in the morning and have a 6 hour layover. We will leave at 12 noon and get to Pearson at 4:30.

Thanks to everyone again for your support of this trip! We did not want to leave Kenya. We must have said that about a hundred times. We loved every minute of our experience here. Thank you for your prayers. Thank you, Sud Academy, for letting us disrupt your classes and for being so welcoming. Thank you, God, for keeping us safe and loving us. This experience has changed our lives.