Iara and Marcia are amazing Brazilian ladies who together have been running our clinic here on base for years. Iara has been here almost 10 years and was the main nurse in the clinic all that time. She knows everyone, seems to know everything, and can get anything done that is humanly possible faster than anyone else I know. These two women have been pouring into our clinic staff physically, spiritually, and emotionally their whole time here. They truly are an inspiration...they are my definition of missionaries.
They feel led to move further up north in Mozambique and begin a new project. Their hope is that one day it will be much like the base I live on with a Bible school, children's center, clinic, and school. It's a huge dream that came directly from God!
So that being said, they have left us with a HUGE hole to fill. But they also gave us a reason to celebrate last week...here's a glimpse into the party we had for them!
Here is Lana (one of our newer nurses) and Iara!
This is Jannie and Lana being silly as always!
Here is Rubin (one of the workers in the clinic) and Rebecca (the daughter of another missionary couple that are here with us for 2 months)!
Here are Iara and Marcia...this is them in a picture!
Here is most of the crew gathered around all the yummy food and drinks!
And last the presents it took Sheri and I FOREVER to find...but in the end they loved them! (The Africa box was full of notes from all the nurses and staff.)
It is sad to say goodbye to any fellow missionaries but the hole left by these two is going to be hard to plug over the coming weeks. Daily we discover responsibilities these women did without thinking and on top of that we are missing their laughs, their goofy ways of doing things, their wisdom, and their friendship. I pray God blesses them abundantly on their new mission, that He brings them rest during their time at home, and brings them back to Mozambique refreshed and ready to begin a new adventure!
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