A Hard Goodbye

 These last couple of days have been full of last minute tasks and sad goodbyes. We went to church at Promise Church for the last time this morning. It was the last time we would see our friends and fellow teachers. I don't think it really hit me until this morning that we would be leaving these wonderful people and new friends...

   We are so thankful to have been apart of this school and church. Everyone who is involved, whether pastors/leadership, students, cleaning ladies, cooks, and teachers welcomed us in and treated us like family. They have such a passion for helping others and sharing the love of Jesus and we are so blessed to be able to know them and have served along side them. We will miss them greatly! 

    We have experienced and learned many things in Thailand. We learned that teaching is hard, especially when the students do not speak the same language! We learned that even though we do not speak the same language we can still grow relationships with these kids and show them and teach them about God's love. We learned that plans will change and even when it doesn't make sense we can trust that God is working all things together for our good. We have learned to be grateful for what we have and not to get caught up in what we don't. We have learned in tough times to lean on Him and He will sustain our every need. We have learned to continue to love and encourage each other always striving to keep Christ at the center of our lives and marriage. We have learned so much from our time here and from the Thai people. They will always have a special place in our hearts! We will continue to pray for the School or Promise and Promise Church, that God would continue to use both to bring people to know Him!