Tchau Mana Rebecca :(

This past Thursday we said a tearful goodbye to Mana Rebecca (a missionary who has been here for almost a year from Virginia).We were all VERY sad to see her go. She was the glue that held our group of young girls together. She always made it a priority to get us together and come up with new fun things for us to do. She worked with Laura's dorm of boys, so she is the one I did all those crazy afternoon programs with last year. God has called her back to the US for now, but we had all sorts of special fun times before she left.
We planned a special surprise taco dinner for her (Mexican is the food most Americans miss the most while they are here!).We also put together a book of memories and pictures for her just from us girls...it was absolutely amazing and even included our favorite recipes and a list of words translated into Australian, British, and American English...so funny!And that same night we even had a sleep over just to remind us of our teenage years. We stayed up most of the night watching movies and just laughing and chatting how girls do!We also had a joint Happy Birthday Natalie (our newest missionary) and farewell Rebecca dinner at the Thai restruarant in the city. There was gift giving, great food, tons of laughs, and memories shared by all!And our final surprise for Rebecca was a bit ruined but fun nonetheless. Natalie and I made a picture of all the boys' finger prints in the shape of a car...because Rebecca loves cars and so do little boys! It was all a wonderful surprise until Rebecca was taking pictures off my computer and ran across this one...Oops! She still loved it though!
And finally Thursday we said a sad goodbye from the airport but are all VERY excited to see what God has for Rebecca next. For now she is at home in Virginia with her family for a little bit while she searches for a job! Know we love and miss you!