Friends and family, my heart is breaking as I write this to you, but I need to let you all know that due to some very difficult circumstances I had to leave Chisinau before my time with my servant team ended. I am writing this blog from the comfort of home, where I can flush my toilet paper and drink the water from the sink, but I would gladly give so much of this up to be back in the beautiful country of Moldova. Unfortunately, at this point that is not possible.
The Word Made Flesh staff and my teammates made me feel so loved and valued as we prepared to say good-bye to one another. I have honestly never met a community comprised of more beautiful people. From the moment it became clear that I could no longer stay in Moldova I met nothing but love and care from those surrounding me. Each member of staff made time to pray with/for me, share meals with me, and just spend quality time enjoying life with me. We did everything from going to a communist style amusement park and riding really sketchy roller coasters to walking through the art plaza to find souvenirs to getting some really good Moldovan (and in a couple cases Turkish) food. We drank coffee, played volleyball with the children, fed stray puppies, and cried together.
I was taken to the airport by an entire entourage of people who waited with me until the very last minute. Before I went through security my team and those who came to say good-bye prayed over me and I prayed for them. We held one another and cried, but I know that that was not the end. I know I will some day return to my friends there. God is a God of hope and joy, and though this is really painful, I trust in His goodness.
For those of you thinking to yourselves "What happened to the money I donated to Megan" be comforted that it is being put to really good use. Some of it was given to me before I left to use as I chose to help build up the community I was a part of. The rest of the money was put into the field budget which will go to help program costs at the internat where I was working, and frankly, I do not know anyone who deserves that money to be spent on them more than the beautiful kids that I interacted with. I am so thankful to know that even though I can no longer be physically present with the kids, the money I raised will still be going to help them.
Though it was necessary for me to leave the program right now, I fully intend on returning to Moldova. I know with all of my heart that it is where I am meant to be long term. When the time is right, I hope to return with Word Made Flesh as an intern (as opposed to a servant team member) and then to commit to living there on a permanent basis. My heart is so filled with love for this place and these people, I can not imagine doing anything else.
So thank you to those of you who supported me financially. Thank you to those of you who prayed (please continue, I think I need them now more than ever). And thank you to those of you who were a part of this journey with me. To my team... Jessie, Heather, and Amanda. To the WMF staff: Annie, Rachel, Rahela, John, Adriana, Mariana, Magda, and Violeta. Thank you for loving me through all of this. Know that you are loved and valued, and deeply deeply missed. La revedere pentru acum:Goodbye for now.
The Word Made Flesh staff and my teammates made me feel so loved and valued as we prepared to say good-bye to one another. I have honestly never met a community comprised of more beautiful people. From the moment it became clear that I could no longer stay in Moldova I met nothing but love and care from those surrounding me. Each member of staff made time to pray with/for me, share meals with me, and just spend quality time enjoying life with me. We did everything from going to a communist style amusement park and riding really sketchy roller coasters to walking through the art plaza to find souvenirs to getting some really good Moldovan (and in a couple cases Turkish) food. We drank coffee, played volleyball with the children, fed stray puppies, and cried together.
I was taken to the airport by an entire entourage of people who waited with me until the very last minute. Before I went through security my team and those who came to say good-bye prayed over me and I prayed for them. We held one another and cried, but I know that that was not the end. I know I will some day return to my friends there. God is a God of hope and joy, and though this is really painful, I trust in His goodness.
For those of you thinking to yourselves "What happened to the money I donated to Megan" be comforted that it is being put to really good use. Some of it was given to me before I left to use as I chose to help build up the community I was a part of. The rest of the money was put into the field budget which will go to help program costs at the internat where I was working, and frankly, I do not know anyone who deserves that money to be spent on them more than the beautiful kids that I interacted with. I am so thankful to know that even though I can no longer be physically present with the kids, the money I raised will still be going to help them.
Though it was necessary for me to leave the program right now, I fully intend on returning to Moldova. I know with all of my heart that it is where I am meant to be long term. When the time is right, I hope to return with Word Made Flesh as an intern (as opposed to a servant team member) and then to commit to living there on a permanent basis. My heart is so filled with love for this place and these people, I can not imagine doing anything else.
So thank you to those of you who supported me financially. Thank you to those of you who prayed (please continue, I think I need them now more than ever). And thank you to those of you who were a part of this journey with me. To my team... Jessie, Heather, and Amanda. To the WMF staff: Annie, Rachel, Rahela, John, Adriana, Mariana, Magda, and Violeta. Thank you for loving me through all of this. Know that you are loved and valued, and deeply deeply missed. La revedere pentru acum:Goodbye for now.
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