Farewell for now

My dear Friends
I leave today around 4.30pm for the airport. I have already cried several times, from emotion and probably the exhaustion of the last few days - God has been working right up until the last, leaving me plenty to do in England. I have much research to do to find a suitable Formation programme for my Sisters, continuing a thread which really began almost ten years ago. At least something I can offer myself is my Biblical Hebrew teaching; it is so enriching to actually read and explore the texts in the original.

A kind lady at the breakfast table reminded me that you must never let go of your dream and that the key word is patience. Not so much patience in the immigration process - a higher power is taking care of that, but the patience for things to work themselves out, and the patience to wait for the women to be ready.

As soon as I picked up the handle of the suitcase, I felt instantly better, as if I had made the inevitable decision to go. Only to come back- if I can get the finance, I may return in September. I could consolidate my latest contacts, and, even better, see the city in a different and warmer season when I could go down to the lake and across to the islands.

I feel happy that I was able to sustain myself for a whole month and 'do what I had to do'- so I am leaving with JOY.

And- its raining!

Love and Shalom from
Sister Gila