last day in kyrgyzstan

hello all!

i just came back from my mini vacation. we went to san kol and issy kol (i'm horrible with spelling btw). san kol is a lake way up in the mountains and issy kol is a huge lake that most people go to for vacation (it's their equivalent to a beach). we took two students with us who could speak kyrgyz as well as the son of one of the long-termers here, so he could hang out with us.

san kol was amazing. it was so peaceful and relaxing. there was almost nothing there lol but a beautiful lake, mountains, yurts (little hut houses that kyrgyz people used to live in), horses, sheep, and cows. i think i was able to get a lot of reflection time there because there was nothing to do except sit and think and just be in God's creation.

issy kol was different because it was more touristy but it was still fun nonetheless! i met a girl gildis who heard me speaking english when i was wading in the water and so we talked a little bit. she was so pretty! but yeah that was more fun than reflective.

ok anyway that was a great way to relax but today is my last day in kyrgyzstan, and i am so sad. i really don't want to leave because my time here has been so great. i was just discussing with the girls of my team how much i'm going to miss it here because it feels like we've been able to make friendships with a lot of people. surprisingly these relationships are with the children of long-termers, long-termers, or other Christians here. many of us feel as if we weren't able to really reach out to the non-believers, but i think that i've been feeling a lot of peace about the work we've done because we've been able to help and support those who are here long-term so that they may be able to continue in the relationships with the non-believers and support them...long term! i feel like i've been so blessed with these relationships that i have formed with m-workers or mk's or Christians especially since i've felt such a connection to them after such a short amount of time. bahhh i'm getting sad :[

but yeah so i'm really sad and i dont want to leave and i'm half looking forward to coming home and half dreading it because i know that right when i come home, i wont have much time (especially since i'll be getting my wisdom teeth taken out...sad) before i have to go back to cornell and i know i need to do a lot of stuff

OH YEAH
and one of the students we took on the trip was the only non-Christian on the trip, and on the marshuka ride back, she said that she wanted to accept Christ because one of my teammates spent a lot of time with her sharing about the Word, so pleaseplease pray for her and that she understood the fullness of what she said! but remember also that it's God's will if she is to be His child or not. ok that was kind of a reminder for us than for you but yeah

OK

i will see you guys in less than a week!

probably no more updates after this one because i wont have internet until i come home...don't miss them too much!

van-kim