Bittersweet

In exactly 2 weeks Beckie and the kids will be leaving these beautiful islands. In 2 weeks and 2 days I will be doing the same. It is hard to believe that it will have been 364 days since we first landed here. It is very hard to explain and begin to process much of what has happened here for us and in us. Much of what we held dear before we came, we still hold dear... being with the poor, those on the margins of society. It also seems that some of our genetics have been reactivated... concern for the world's poor.

We have made many good friends here. With the staff and students of Mercy In Action, and with those at Vineyard Manila. It will be hard to leave them... bitter.

At the same time, it will be good to be reunited with friends and family we have not seen in a year or more. It will be good to see them.... sweet.

So, right now we are in a season of packing, cleaning, getting ready to say goodbye, planning for the future, evaluating the past, saying goodbye, and having parties!