last week in Chicago

I am currently in my last week here and it seems to be going slow. It has been a week out of our routine and I found I had a lot of down time. I seem to have slept in more since I am not waking up at 7 three mornings a week to go to the nursing home. We have been preparing to leave on our assignments but it will be nice to have 5 days of vacation at home to spend with friends and family and relaxing. I might take a trip to Washington DC or Baltimore one day. We shall see. It will also be nice to spend time with Nanen as well as church Sunday, tuesday and thursday. I am definately making it a goal to be at church at least 2 times this week. But definately Thursday as it will be my last time there until June. I am excited for Colombia and to see how God will work in me. I have learned this past year to expect the unexpected also a quote that Nanen keeps reminding me of is God calls things that aren't as if they are. So sometimes we are absolutely sure something is not going to happen but then it does. I am not thinking of any specific situation at the moment but I am sure there has been times in my life when that has been the case. I have really enjoyed living in the city these past months and it just confirmed my love for the city. I don't live in the nicest section (as I have said before the average annual income here is 15,000) but it is not the worst either and I have seen some drug trades but I never seen any violence in this part unlike some of the other parts of the city where violence is more prevalent. There are also sections of the city that are alot nicer and wealthier than where I live but all in all this my section is good. I enjoy it.