Time Flies.... by Tess

Hey Peoples! It is the last night- a few more minutes and we'll be turning in- right now the kids are playing a LOUD game with some other youth groups- a few of the girls have asked permission to stay up and sabotage the boys bathroom :-) and the care card envelopes are coming down. The envelopes have been up all week and when you want to write a note of encouragement to someone you can put it in their envelope. Elke is frantically writing to get her latest novel in on time! Ha ha. We might not connect with the internet after tonight- we'll be at the zoo tomorrow then on the train until Saturday night. The kids are quite torn- sad to leave but looking forward to coming home. Last night was a very special night. I had the awesome opportunity to hug and love on your kids as they were experiencing the joy of forgiveness and realization of the greatest gift of all. We cried together- a lot for some and not so much for others. I just have to say that I have grown to love your kids even more this week! You have all done such a great job raising these guys and girls to be awesome children of God! Potential is seeping out of them! So again prayers are needed as we pack suitcases (without your help) and load them ALL back up in our wonderful mini-vans and travel back down to Denver! I'm not sure if the train will even be in the station on time- It's very unpredictable- We will call you when we are 2-3 hours out from Chicago! Right now I think Jeff and Chris are willing to pick us up in Chicago- we'd love one more person. If you really want to call Elke. Thanks again for your prayers- We're getting up for cold showers around 6:30am-brrr!