On the home stretch...

Well, I'm definitely on the home stretch of this journey. This will probably be my last blog post before I come home. I leave for the states on Saturday, and I have only 1 day left at the clinic. It doesn't seem even the least bit real to me that I will not be there next week. Over the last couple of days I have really come to know the phrase "no se vaya", which means "don't go." The clinic will be shorthanded once I leave because they don't have any other trained nurses at the moment. You can be praying that the doors would open for the clinic to bring in another nurse to help with the workload.

This is my pal Jefrey...He has a very severe burn on his leg that I have been doing dressing changes on twice a week since I got here. He has been a patient at the clinic for over a year.
I have been preparing for my return to the states in the next couple of days. I am bringing back some files and x-rays on several different kids that need to be submitted for surgery in the U.S., so I am bringing back chores to keep me busy. Sheree and I have been working hard the last couple of nights to get things ready before I go.
This is Maria...She is one of the heart kids whose paperwork I am bringing to the states with me.
Just getting everything ready to go.
This is Saira...She is another of the heart kids that I am working on her paperwork.
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Thank you to everyone who has prayed for me, sent me emails or comments, and stayed up to date on what is going on in Honduras. It really was such an encouragement to me to know that people were rooting for me. God has really taught me a lot in my time here…some of them were hard lessons, but my time here has been a very rich experience. Thank you again to all of you.
See you soon, Jen