meet Mary.
this wonderful lady was our friend the whole time we were in Longde. she walked us home from school, she made sure we had bottled water in our office, and she even played the same cheesy songs on repeat during our breaks. not only was she a sweet woman, she was, hands down, our favorite person on the trip.
Mary is an english teacher at Longde Middle School number 2. she has a husband and son, whom she loves. this woman would have died for us if it had come to that. i wish i could have captured the look on her face as our bus started pulling away from our hotel. she looked as if her best friends had just driven away forever. and to make it worse (a good worse of course) she ran to the bus, walked up the stairs and got one more goodbye and smile. as the doors closed, i thought of how many times she laid aside her own wants and needs for ours. the Lord stopped me in my tracks.
He did that. He loves me so unconditionally. He sent His son to die for me. He gave up everything.
how easily i forget the life that was laid down for my own.
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