Only days to go...

We have arrived in Goreme, Turkey in the region of Cappadocia. It was fun to see the reactions of the students as they entered an area that is strange enough to be called another planet.

We have began our final stage of the trip; debriefing. During these days the students will be preparing their hearts and their minds for returning home. You may not think this is a difficult transition, but it is. It may even be the hardest transition that some of our students, your children and friends have ever faced. They are returning home excited to share all their stories, yet they are a little scared because they have experienced so much, they have learned a ton and their lives have been changed in some way that no one at home experienced with them. For some, they are returning a new person with a desire to live differently, with a desire to glorify God and not themselves. This can be difficult to do when home remained the same and no one is there who experienced things with them. So pray for us as we begin to prepare for home and for the students as they make goals and have new desires for their lives at home.

Here are a few pictures for you of the area. Today we visited the Open Air Museum in Goreme and in Zelve.

The students had fun climbing in the old houses and monestaries. Look closer at the picture below, you will see similar faces in each little hole!!

During debriefing you will see a variety of blogs from the students. They will be sharing what they learned, thoughts about the different sites they saw, and ministry times. We are going to try to fill you in on the details that you missed not being here with us.

I want you all to know that you have amazing children and friends. It has been an honor serving with them here in Turkey. I will miss each of them very much.

I hope you enjoy the summary and have enjoyed the blogs they were able to post. It has been a full, fun, tiring, God honoring 3 weeks-so be prepared for them to need lots of rest!!

Make sure you check out the last blog, we finished up the bios and keep posted for fun stories and picts about their time in Turkey.

Blessings,

Amy