Week 10: First half

So I told you I worked all Saturday and Sunday on my paper. Monday was more of the same. But i finished my paper at 4:00 pm. Right before we went over for our Community Health final. My brain was so fried and i am still trying to recover from it. I just have two history essays left to write for work for the semester. Monday night i relaxed and watched a movie and didn't do much that night.

Tuesday morning i went to the orphanage and spent time with the younger children mostly. Jonathan stuck with me again and i got to carry him on my back for a little while. I got some really good pictures of him laughing. In the afternoon i decided i'd just go with the group that was going to the craft store to see if i could find anything i wanted. and i did find quite a bit so i was glad i went. I finished up almost all of my gift shopping. I am now just looking for two more people and i will see what i find when we go shopping in Livingstone later this week. I did some packing in the evening after watching Keri pack up all of her stuff earlier in the day. It made me excited to pack to so i started yesterday. I got all of my souvenirs packed and that left me with just clothing and odds and ends for today.

This morning before breakfast i sorted through my clothes and packed all the ones i won't need for Livingstone or coming home. I can hardly believe i will be home in only 6 days. Does not seem possible i've been here for almost three months. I have loved it so much and am going to miss it. I have seen God work in some really amazing ways in the people here and in my own heart as well. We had devotions for the last time with WHIZ staff this morning and now i'm just blogging and working on some last minute things like packing and those history essays... This will probably be my last blog from Zambia. We leave tomorrow morning to go to Livingstone and we will stay there til we fly out on Monday. While there we have plans to go on a safari on Friday morning, go to Victoria falls, and some shopping. I am also trying to arrange an opportunity to go to an AWANA club on Saturday morning.

Please continue to pray for me during these last 6 days as i pack and prepare my heart to return home. I have had an incredible journey here in Zambia. Thank you to all of you who have faithfully prayed for me and read this blog. I pray God has blessed you in some way through the experiences he has given me here. I look forward to seeing you all upon my return and sharing my time here with you all face-to-face. God bless and i will see you all very soon!

Week 10: 1st half Photos