Today is our last full day in South Africa. It is crazy how fast 5 weeks has flown by! We celebrated our last day by teaching the first grade class - all by ourselves!!! Yikes! I love those kids to death, but I'm not sure how Leeanne does it every day. I'm tired! The kids behaved better than they have in the past, which was a blessing, and they worked very hard. God definitely answered our prayers and brought us through the day. All of the kids were still there at the end of the day, too :)
We have been saying good-bye to people throughout the week, but this was by far the day of good-byes. We had to say good-bye to most of the teachers and all of the kids that we have come to know and love over the past 5 weeks. Please pray for us as we begin our long journey home tomorrow. It will take us 36 hours from the time we leave Kokstad to the time we arrive in Seattle.
This is our crazy first grade class. Yes, they really are that dramatic ;)
God, the church family & the Brittinghams have really blessed you with a wonderfully amazing experience you two will keep with you always. You're going to come back changed in the way you view the world and hopefully closer to your Savior.
ReplyDeleteYou two have been very flexible and open to whatever the Lord had for you each day. We are so proud of all you've allowed God to do in and through you! We are praying you have safe and smooth travels...enjoy it all before you get back and jump back into the fast pace of your life here. :)