Homeward Bound

Hard to believe we will be headed home soon! This will be our last nite with wifi so it is likely to be my last post for a while. Tomorrow we will go to church with some of our "kids". We have some other things with the children to finish up then we will head to Harare. We spend Sunday night in Harare then leave on Monday for home. Can't hardly wait for that 30+ hours of travel. : ( Today has been one of the toughest days I have spent with ZOE. The things we saw and heard just break your heart. There were 5 children that were living with their grandmother. The oldest is a beautiful young girl that is only 15. The youngest of her 4 siblings is 2 years old. Relatives came 2 months ago and took her grandmother because she was ill but left the 5 children behind to fend for themselves. Their house was filthy with chickens running around their eating and cooking area. They don't know if or when the grandmother will return. They said they are relying on their ZOE group to help them survive. They were just put with that group 3 months ago. Their situation is indeed desperate but it would have been almost completely hopeless if it were not for the assistance and training they will receive. They need all of our prayers to help them through this. The ZOE social workers also need our prayers as they work so very hard with such an overwhelming task. We saw 3 other families that were equally heartbreaking and there are so many more! It's hard to wrap your heart around it.