Looking Back On the Past Month

Yes, as the title suggests, we are nearing the end of our assigned time here at Florida Baptist Children's Home and will bid everyone goodbye  on January 29. However, this is unusual for  RVICS,   since most of the couples we worked with here during January will be staying for the month of February with an addition of 2 more couples.  It is unusual because normally the RVICS only come for a month and leave for a different location.  

This has been such a good month in so many ways.   Much was accomplished in the physical needs we came to help with.  Some of the larger assignments of work are not quite completed but will be in good hands with those working next month.    Our time of devotions as a group is rewarding and we gain new insight many times.  

As a group, we play together too.   At the end of last week, our group hosted another RVICS group from a neighboring town.   What fun to see old friends, talk, eat and play games!  The bocce game was particularly interesting with men vs women with 8 per team.   Did I mention all the women threw their balls at the same time and vise versa.   Sometimes, we are creative to make it work!

To finish our work the next couple of days, we will be helping setting up for a banquet that we are invited to attend.   This will include the children located here.   We had the opportunity to do this last year and it was a special evening.   This will be a good way to end.

Come Wednesday morning, we will once again hook up the truck to our 5th wheel and travel north about 3 hours and start this all over again.   The rest of the group will consist of old friends and a couple who will become friends over the next month.   Even though goodbyes are tough, we have much to look forward----------