During our team debrief tonight, it hit me what kind of impact having a team made up of families has had on the kids in Desire. This morning four sibling children made a point to show me their brothers and sisters. I believe they did this because of how they have seen the siblings on our team work and play together with them. It has given the Desire children a real sense of what it means to have brothers and sisters and the love that they share with one another. Zooming out a little further, the children get a glimpse of what family looks like and how they can work together and love each other as family. Many times the last couple of days some of the boys have said I am their father and that my own daughters are their sisters- wow, that hits right to the heart! That's what I see as one of our main roles as a church partnering with Pastor Jeannot- to be a family to the children of Desire and to build deep relationships so that we can fill the role of family as much as we can for the kids.
It truly has been a joy to watch our families not only grow closer together as a family unit but also as a high functioning team. There have been many incredible memories made on this trip that we will hold onto for a very long time.
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