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Dah.  In t minus 11 days, I'll be watching out the window for Heather Morozov's van coming down the drive to pick me up and take me to the airport.  She and her kiddos are watering my flowers for me while I'm gone, too.  The friendships I've made here are amazing.  I love Nashville.  So much.

I am so excited too see "my" kids, to experience God in such an intense way again (oh, I've missed that), and to once again be reminded that there IS a purpose to all of this.  Summer camp is amazing.  Oh, yeah.

It will be a difficult ending to our time there, however.  That 8 hour bus ride back to Kiev will be one of the hardest 8 hours of my life.  Many of the kids have graduated this spring, so it is very possible that this will be the last time we see them or hear from them.  That fact combined with harrowing statistics; well, it's not easy to digest.  So, for now, I am asking God to help me focus on what He wants to accomplish this summer.  And, for mental strength to focus on Him and not myself or my feelings.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of you who have given to this ministry in any way.  Whether it was actual funding, prayer, asking me about it because you know it's important to me, or just listening to me when I need to talk about it.  I love you all more than I am capable of showing.