Saying Goodbye

Today we drove to Johannesburg to take Sarah and Charity to the airport. After living with me in my flat for the past 2 weeks, they are headed back to Indiana. It was really fun having them here and getting to know them. My friend Sam is going to be living with me for another week, which will make it easier to transition back to living by myself again.

On the way to the airport this morning, we stopped at a big open-air market in Hartebeespoort and did some souvenir shopping. I used my bartering skills and bought something for my sister and something for my best friend Joanna. The people running the little shops and booths were really pushy and would follow you around showing you this and that and trying to get you to stay longer. I already don't like shopping very much, so this was just stressful! I was happy to have made my purchases and be able to just sit with Hope eating banana chips. :)

Besides saying goodbye to Sarah, Charity, and Thabo this week, I also had to say goodbye to William and Lethlogonolo (whose name I still struggle to pronounce). William is 2 years old and went back to social services this week so that he can be placed in a home for children with special needs. He has not been diagnosed yet, but based on the behavior I've seen, I'm convinced he has some type of autistic disorder. Lethlogonolo is just over a year old and went back to his family this week.

William

Please be praying for William and Lethlogonolo as they make these transitions and also that William would be placed in a home where he can get the special care that he needs.

Lethlogonolo