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My heart is sad

My heart is sad today. The Wynia family will be leaving this week. They've been here just over three years now, working with HCJB. Ken has worked in the maintenance department at the hospital, and Mary is mom to five kids. The fifth is Susanna, a little Ecuadorian baby they are adopting. They had hoped to be in the States a month ago, but the adoption process is slow and not always easy to figure out. It finally looks like they'll be leaving Shell tomorrow. It's a day we all knew was going to come sooner or later, but it's hard to take no matter how much time you have to prepare. Craig, their only son, is in Dustin's class and has been his best friend this past year. I know he'll miss Craig. We had Craig over for lunch one last time today. Yesterday I took the four oldest Wynia kids and my two up to the river. We had good time, hanging out and swimming, like we always do.

As an MK myself, I know how hard it is for these kids to say goodbye to what has become their home.