Nicaragua

two weeks ago today...

we were wondering how to say goodbye,

we had been welcomed

loved

hugged

befriended,

we had laughed

we had cried

we had shared

we had celebrated 

we had danced,

we had done all we had prepared,

Bible Studies

craft projects

a birthday party

a staff appreciation party,

only one thing was left, 

the hardest thing,

goodbye...

sad to leave, 

glad to go home,

you wonder why it's so hard 

to go "back to life",

but it's always hard to be changed

while keeping company with what is the same,

it's hard to be remember,

you don't know what's best 

for another person,

only God knows,

and you must be content

to be your part

in their story.

yours is not to write the story,

or change the ending,

that is His alone.

yours is to love,

yours is to bring hope,

yours is to do what you've been called to do.

yours is to be ready,

in case you are called upon for more.

yours is to trust God,

and his love

which is infinitely more

than anything you could hope to give.