As I begin to prepare for the LA missions trip with refuge, I am asking God to give me visions and show me the many faces and hearts that we will see and touch. He is enlarging my heart's capacity to reach out and love on each one of these new people I will meet. It's such a bittersweet thought as I know we will meet many, but will take home only the memories of their stories and faces. I am reminded of the Mexico Mission's trip that I went on in 2005, so many stories that we heard, so many sad lives with stories that were untold. I reflect on this one, Daisy, that Glenn and I were so touched by that we tried to adopt her, but were unsucessful. This is the bitter sweet that I mention. I see the face in my mind, but cannot get to her again.

~Paula~