Jordan- don't worry

No need to worry, nothing has happened to us.  We're sorry that we haven't updated the blog recently, but we've been doing a lot of traveling and have had no access to any computers.  The past few days have been action packed for us. 

A few days ago we woke up bright and early and traveled to s new city to visit a deaf and blind school.  The majority of the students were deaf with only a few blind students.  There were about 200 students ranging in ages 5 to 18, and about 150 of them lived there.  It was touching to see the joy and excitement on the kid's faces when we showed up.  Even though it was a short time, many of us got to play with the kids and pass out candy which brought a lot of smiles.

The following two days were filled with much travel.  We're finding that we're falling in love with Jordan and are considering not coming back (okay, so I guess we don't really have that option).  Petra, Wadi Rum, and the Red Sea were just a few stops on our ventures across the country.  The culture and history here are so rich that all of us are continuously taking it all in.

Today and for the rest of our remaining time we will continue to make house visits to the poor and hurting of Jordan delievering food boxes.  This morning the group that I was a part of had some particularly difficult visits.  We went to the homes of several refugee families from Sudan.  The last house we visited was by far the hardest part of this trip for me so far.  It was a house with a young family with two small children.  Walking into the house we saw a small, three-year-old boy scurrying to get out of the room.  We were unable to see his face, but after sitting down he returned to where we were.  Then we saw for ourselves the two large cancerous that covered his eyes.  Unable to afford treatment, the family is faces with the heart ache of watching their son loose his sight.   By the end of the visit all of us were in tears.  These house visits have been filled with a wide range of experiences and people, and we are looking forward to sharing their stories when we get back to the US. 

We ask that you continue to send your thoughts and prayers for our team:

:: That we will be able to beging to process all that has happened here in Jordan

:: That we will be an encouragement to our host families

:: For continual protecting both physically and spiritually

Melesa McEwan