Last day with the children.

We had a special day with the children as we prayed that God would bless our last day and He truly did. Our energy was low when we first woke up but our day with the children ended up to be a very special day! We had great fun dying Easter eggs and hiding plastic eggs full of chocolate! Each egg they decorated was a treasure and one child gave their eggs to us as a thank you for teaching them the last two weeks. We did a teaching with jelly beans and each jelly bean was savored as these are rare treat for these children. We had a great time teaching them how to eat pixie sticks!

It is bittersweet as we say goodbye for each one of these children have found a special place in our hearts!

The performance last night was a hit and the parents loved it! The children did a great job reciting their bible verse - Hebrews 12:1-2. Some of these children are homeschooled in remote villages and rarely have an opportunity to stand on a stage and sing and act. They proudly wore their tie dyed tshirts and did a terrific job!

We are packing tonight for our trip home. We had dinner at the apartment of a sweet missionary family. Tomorrow we are sleeping in and then going to an Artisan market. We will be tourists as we walk around getting our last Malian souvenirs. We fly out tomorrow evening.

We had a "special" visitor tonight in our apartment! A lizard greeted us in the kitchen when we came home from dinner. We aren't sure who scurried faster - him or us! We called a "seasoned" missionary friend and received the "411" on the lizard and what we should do! After some noises in the kitchen, we have not seen him since! That is very good!

We are looking forward to seeing everyone when we get home! We've had a wonderful time. Your prayers have availed much for us and these missionaries! Thank you!

We'll try to post photos tomorrow! It's bedtime here.