Back at Base

So we travelled all through Sunday night, and arrived at the base around 4am monday. It was such a sweet, sweet moment. We were returning to the only home we knew there. It was beautiful to call a place home, even if we didn't have beds there anymore. Me and one other girl claimed beds in our leader's house. We slept a few hours until breakfast, then got up to meet all the new people at base. I felt like a veteran returning from war! Everyone wanted to hear about our adventures, and there were soooo many new faces, it was overwhelming. We spent the next few days doing laundry and prepping for our graduation, and listening to Pastor Bob from England and his son Ben talk about what it will be like when we go home. Friday the 24th of Feb, we had our ceremony. We cooked in the morning, then showered and got all fancied up. The ceremony was lots of singing, a few performances, a message from Bob, and gifts and certificates from our staff. We sang them a song for our staff, and it was all over. Some of my teammates left that night. Me and Franchesca watched harry Potter in the classroom and went to bed late. Saturday, we went to the Maasai Market in Nairobi and got all our souvenirs and had a yummy lunch. In the evening, we took Fran and Sam to the airport, to fly back to Cali. It was so bittersweet, for them to be going home, but knowing we will not see them for a long while. We all became a family, and here was part of it leaving us... but we prayed, cried, said I love you's, and they left. Sunday, Kate left early in the morning, and then me and Meaghan left late that night. Being at the airport made me so anxious! And we were no able to sit together like we thought! We were all on different airlines, so we had to wait separately!!! I cried when I had to say goodbye, because Meg and I were roomies, sisters. She lives so far away in Toronto, CA. But I know god will bring us together again someday. He loves us, so why wouldn't he? Almost home now...