We headed to Katagu to visit our village friends near Interface last week. It was strange to drive down the Interface road, knowing that Interface is no longer there. A year ago we left Interface for our home assignment completely unaware of the fact that we would never go back there. It was an emotional time for us as we headed down this road again to see our friends.
We enjoyed the view all around us, one that we won't see too often anymore.
I could barely get out of the car before the Bena ladies reached out to hold Jonathan. :)
There were many tears and hugs, tears of Interface closing and tears of happiness because we got to see each other again.
It was so good to see the ladies that worked in the kitchen with me. And they were so excited to meet Jonathan. Everyone wanted to hold or touch Jonathan. And he didn't know what to think of it all.
After a few minutes of listening to many ladies excited loud voices and so many of them wanting to hold and touch him, he realized that he didn't like it too much.
But the ladies still wanted to hold him!
Eventually he calmed down if one lady held him for a while without a group around him.
But another strange person would come by talking very excited and loudly and he didn't like that!
Eventually I ended up holding him for a while!
Peter was so excited to meet Jonathan, his "grandchild", and had to have many pictures with him.
At the end of our time in the Bena we found Sone, the lady who helped me in our home and a good friend. She started crying because she was so excited to see us, she thought she would never meet Jonathan. And so then I started crying and then Jonathan started crying. :)
No comments:
Post a Comment