As the days have past, post Casa Hogar. we are all left here with a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment. I heard it brought up more and more this trip than every before, the phrase ' we are alone'. 'Alone in these mountains', 'no one is out there thinking of us'. I had never thought of the seclusion of Casa Hogar. They are in the middle of a mountain range about 20 minutes in on one of the worst roads in Mexico. On the last day at the orphanage we said our goodbyes and Jon had given a speech at the end. He had said "you are not alone". And the emotion in the hearts of Cesy and Modesto was thick in the room. They were touched. And it made me feel like we had done something. Sure we poured tons of concrete and grouted several miles of tiles, but we had reached out, and grabbed hold of a lone hand in the dark. These kids needed us, they all needed us, and I believe it is no longer a choice to go on this trip for me, rather a mission.
Thank you for all your support! and mom you actually made it to the blog page, your boy is proud! Love yah all!
Andrew
Hola hermanas y hermanos en Winnipeg! (Hey sup my homies in the Peg City) We're headed home and it's a happy sad experience. We have to leave the kids and the orphanage behind until next year but I feel more than ever that we are taking them home with us in our hearts and that we'll be closer to them than we have ever been before. As Andrew mentioned loneliness is a big issue and my hope is that will just drive us to work harder to fill the physical distance between us and Casa Hogar with our love.
On a completely different note, I'm going to write this just in case Jon forgot to mention it in his last blog: Kari, Samuel has been looked at and photographed... with me... and there may be an arm over the shoulder involved. Just sayin' because every year it gets better. We also saw Pedro, I'm not sure if Jon mentioned that either... But he didn't work with us this year which was sad. So I'm excited to see everyone but I'm not excited for the snow that will great us back home as well. See you soon, lots of love,
Anja
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