Yesterday was our last day in ministry. It is just so surreal that we aren't going to be going back to the care-point next week. Lindsey and I went early to the care-point so we could spend all day with the kids and gogos. We wrote each gogo a letter and printed off pictures for them. We bought two big boxes of cookies to share with the kids. Before we gave out the cookies we told them all how much we loved them and will miss them. Then we all sang a couple of songs. A few of the older kids came up to us and told us thank you for everything and that they would miss us. One little boy was so cute because he was so nervous he was stuttering as he told us thank you.

The gogos made us both purses, and Nomsa made us two mats. They are really cool, because they are made from candy wrappers. We walked to Nomsa's house and she gave us potatoes and asked us to pray with her and her sick aunt.

 Bongmusa a ten year old boy we are pretty close to wrote me this tiny little note that says "I love you Ashley and I will miss you". It was so small, because he didn't want the other little boys to see and make fun of him. As soon as he handed it to us he ran away. It was so stinkin cute! I think we hugged everyone a million times! All the people we have met are so amazing- I don't want to come home yet. We are going to Kruger for debrief and I'm not excited at all.

As I was playing with the kids for the last time... it just didn't seem like the last time. I know I will be back. Lindsey and I are already talking about coming back next January. Maybe it isn't hitting me, because I already have made up my mind that I will be back.