What I am going to miss most (pre trip post 3)

Well, today I started thinking about what I would miss most. Now of course, family is standard, but what else would I miss. Well, after this morning, I am sure of what it is. I think out of everything, I am going to miss being at CCC (Community Christian Church) madras the most. Not because I love doing all the technical stuff and setting up everything for the kids, but because I am just going to miss the kids and other volunteers in general. Today, they did the most amazing thing ever. They all made a card for me. It was honestly a tear in the eye kind of moment. I mean, I have always loved doing the work I do at church, but I honestly never expect anything in return, and when they handed me that card that said have a good trip, and that we will miss you, it was just awesome. Everyone keeps saying "i dont know what we are going to do without you Simon" But I am thinking the exact opposite thing, I dont know what I am going to do without them. The kids and other volunteers make it worth doing what I do at the church, and getting to see them grow closer to God is just amazing. I have already seen one of them baptized this year, and that was just the coolest thing. I now am down to 39 hours till my flight. Time is running out, and I still have a suit case to pack, and a carry on to prep. I have to get things organized with my business, and make sure my flight info is correct. There is a lot of work to be done, but in 39 hours when I am in the air in route to South Africa, its all going to be worth it. I just got done changing my seat to a seat with a power plug-in (lol, yes, I am sad, but i really need to have my laptop available to me during the flight, or it will be a really long and bad flight for the people around me). I have attached the card the kids have made for me, along with Susan. I blacked out the part where she gave me her email, cause I don't want the world to have it. Anyways, I will try to make a post either tomorrow, or on Tuesday when I am at the airport, or both. I tried making a youtube video, but my camera didn't co-operate, so that will have to wait. See you guys later.

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