Today as previosuly mentioned is my last day in the field herein Indonesia. Tomorrow I leave this tropical land and its people and their families to return to my own who
eagerly await my return. I am excited for the day today as we get to present the textbooks and Uniforms to the children and their families at the school today. God has been so gracious with his provision of funds for this and with his perfect will of getting it all in the time needed. The Children start school one week from today, but they are all coming to school today to receive their books and uniforms. They are extatic, the staff is extatic, and we are extatic.We arrive at the Elementary School around 10:30am and are greeted with a multitude of people. The children, their friends, and most have brought their mothers from the village to see them get their items. The staff greet us with the warmest sincerity and they ask us to sit and eat a bit before we pass out the items. The conversation is jovial as the mood of th morning is jubilant. Kids are running around playing,
singing, and the parents from the village are looking over them as they play...who would have thought these people had been through so much and yet were still so happy to be getting back to school. We have a lot to learn from this culture.Finally the moment had arrived to pass out the textbooks and uniforms. Smiles were endless and a all of a sudden a group of kids and parents encircles "Pak" and I to shake our hands and tahank us personally for our work and provision for them. Tears flled my eyes as I shook each little childs hand and parents as they streamed through a line next to each of us. For the first time in my life I realized what it felt like to God when he blesses us: Unconditional love without borders, colors, politics, or agendas, just Jesus with his love and mercy.
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