So Sad....

English Camp is over for 2013! We've said our 'good-byes' to the kids and our special friends that we've made here in Uruguay. This last week of camp went by so fast, it's hard to know know where the time went! The kids who came seemed to have a really good time and we even had 2 come back today who were gone in the beginning of the week because of being on vacation. That's encouraging to know that they enjoyed the first week so much that they came back for one day. Some real connections were made with the parents, and even though we didn't have the turn-out that they expected, I believe God has a purpose and this camp was a "trial-run" for the next one they schedule. Even the people here say that Uruguayans are wary of "new" things, so the next one should be different, especially since the local paper had a small write-up on the camp. Some of the  volunteers are already starting to leave. One left last  night, one left tonight, three leave tomorrow night and Jackie and I leave on Sunday. The IW's (International workers) will be happy to get back to some semblance of normalcy and routine, especially those with small children. They've poured their heart and soul into preparation for this camp, and they're going to need several weeks to relax and recuperate. The one couple (the Tauby's) have a 5 week-old little girl, and they haven't hardly gotten to know her because they've been so busy with the preparations and plans for camp. But Mark and Kora have done an excellent job of coordinating everything and helping things to run smoothly. They've also worked hard on keeping us encouraged and spiritually filled. They gave everone a certificate of attendance and told everyone to write their own name on it. Then we circulated the certificates and everone wrote one attribute they recognized in the person whose name is on the certificate. When she gave me mine, I cried because I was so humbled to see how others view me. Sometimes we need to know that others see us in a different light than how we see ourselves. Though it has been a busy two weeks, God has been good and kept us relatively healthy, accident-free and somewhat energized, but I'll be happy to be back in Pennsylvania with my family and friends. The one thing that I've taken from this trip is that God has a bigger plan for all of us, and even though we may not know what that may be, He desires us to be obedient to His calling and willing to be obedient to Him, and He will bless us and use us in ways that are known only to Him. I feel honored and priveledged to have been able to be here in Uruguay and to have had a part in building His kingdom in a lost country and to have gotten to know and worked along side of some great sisters and brothers in Christ while they live the 'Great Commission'.