Final Moments

Today, we had a lot of final moments, at least for a while.  Our final moments in church as we said goodbye to our Mochipapa church family.  Our final moments at Joshua and Angela's as they had big smiles with hopes that we will meet again soon.  Our final moments with Richman, thanking him for all the amazing work he is doing with the arts in Choma.  Our final moments with 20 beautiful children, writing them notes and spelling for them as they wrote notes for us.

As we were saying goodbye to the children, Chipo started singing a song, "Dear Auntie Ellen, please do not forget us, we will not forget you.  God is great."

He is great.  He has placed people in our lives here who will forever be a part of who we are.  They are why we fell in love with Zambia.  We will NOT forget them.  We will remember each of them by name.  We will think of and pray for them every day.  

We will trust too, that our great God will not forget them.  That whatever challenges they face, whatever joys they have, they will know He is their helper, their physician, their friend.

We will trust that our paths will again cross.  So, it is not "Goodbye," that is too final.  It is (as my mother would say), "Goodbye for now" because we know that this is not the end and our goodbye is not forever.

Dorcas, Velina and Lushomo
(photo by Jerilynn Spring)