Monday, September 8, 2008

Wait here, I'll come back

I'm HOME! I really, really missed my family! For the first couple days I just couldn't hug my little sisters enough. This was the first year that my whole family didn't go to China. Mary, my 6 year old sister told my mom, "Mom, let's not do that again."

Today is my first day back in the office. Ahhh, it's so hard to get motivated. We had all put soooo much into this summer and it hurts to think about starting over again. But at the same time there are some exciting new possibilities developing. I'll keep you posted.

Before I go, I wanted to share this story with you. Definitely motivation for me to keep going!

From a Camp Volunteer in Nanchang: (Tom Pfingsten)

This is Jonny. He's a little slow, but he remembers one phrase very clearly. And he doesn't talk a whole lot, but he repeated this phrase several times into my translator's ear tonight when we asked him if he could remember anything about his childhood. It was the last thing his parents ever said to him.

"Wait here, and I'll come back for you."