it's around the cawner, bye texas friends

Sometimes exactly what is said is exactly what you needed to hear. Four words from a girl stright out of high school from Texas named McKenzie, "you're an awesome teacher"...I almost cried...We pray so much here, it's amazing to see the effects and affects...I think I take it for granted too often in the states...today we prayed over Veston as a group, he's a young man from the Texas group who descided to stay (fresh out of high school), he called his parents and siad, I think God wants me to stay...from what I understand his parents are kind of helicopters but for whatever reason they aggreed to it and he's staying...then we prayed for the group flying home, one man down, blessings upon them and thanks for all their great work form helping us sand desks, assisting in the class rooms, deeting flies with me in the kitchen, to helaing the sick and just holding sleepy children in their arms...absolutely powerful and wonderful what this group did here and they are deeply loved, appreciated and will be missed (but at least the house is quiet now, yay/booo)...it's fairly amazing to see how we are becoming more of a family than just friends with our local friends the Zongos, Lazar, our guards, Noel, even our cook and ladies who help with cleaning the school...we are surpassing friends, we are beginning to share emotions, struggles, sicknesses, and frustrations...we are making each other laugh and we are making each other angry...happily familes do not need to get along all the time they just need never forget how they are connected
-peace