God is so good. (I could really just end the blog there, but I won’t). During our last couple days in the Philippines He has been preparing my heart for this next leg of my trip. As you may have read in a previous blog of mine, our race route changed a little and we are now in Cambodia then heading to Thailand next, instead of the other way around. Before arriving to Cambodia we took a few days to wrap up our time in the Philippines and pray about all our transitions. These transitions include, a new team, new squad leaders and new ministries.
I’m not going to lie, the last week in the Philippines was a tough one. I had to say goodbye to the little ones at the orphanage and to Nanny Yolly & Ate Leah, whom I’d become close with. On Friday night some of us went over to the orphanage to say our goodbyes and hang out one last time. The entire time I was over there I had a lump in my throat and I told myself I couldn’t cry while in front of the kids. Luckily, the kids were watching a movie and their attention was a little diverted. I did however have my buddies with me on my lap–such a special memory for the two of them to sit with me one last time. It was almost as if they knew what was going on too, even though they were so young. One of the little girls on my lap snuggled in and rested her head on my shoulder…talk about trying hard not to cry.
