We are back in the USA

Me and the great crew who finished the driveway before we left.

Hello everyone!

It has been crazy the last week as we pushed to get the driveway poured before I left. Because of the rains, we had to wait until the day before we left! So we started at 6 am and finished at 8:30 pm. To be honest it was a horrible day to pour concrete. It was very nice until lunch with only a few showers. Our tarps protected the driveway and we were able to continue. However, as the day wore on, the rains continued. We were at a point where we needed to finish the driveway, there was no turning back. In the end we had a very wet and tired crew, including me, as I was the gravel shoveler, but we finished the driveway. The concrete is 6" thick with 12" thick trenches on the edges, so it will be a very durable, long lasting driveway. We even had a dog walk through the concrete sometime in the night to match the paw prints we have at the existing home driveway. Oh well. We are happy that it was accomplished and a big thanks to the hardworking concrete crew who worked tirelessly to get the job done! Here are a few progress pictures.

Yes! A finished driveway!



As we prepared to leave the next morning, it was very emotional. After you have spent 6 months of your life in a community like that, building relationships and close friendships, it is hard to say goodbye. Dan took the leave especially hard. There were many hugs and many words of encouragement. I would like to write more about our leaving but this is only a quick update. More to come!

Some of the staff as we prepared to leave.

This was the guy picture, but teacher Marivic was one of the guys!

After we said goodbye, we stayed in Manila for the night and caught our flight back home. After 33 hours of travel we made it home Wednesday night at midnight.

This is how we all felt, and are still feeling now!

It is a weird feeling to really want to go back home, and yet feel like we are already missing our "other home" at Rehoboth.

Thank you so much for all the prayers and support! We could not have done anything without it. We will be posting more about the kids at Rehoboth, along with a glimpse of what this expansion means to these precious children soon.