"one of the hardest lots in life as a missionary"

"And so I find this to be one of the hardest lots in life as a missionary: to bear what is for us a literal ocean of separation from the children God has given us to love and care for, to stay here in his ... location until He directs us differently. Our children have played such a vital role in our ability to make relationships with these ... people. They have been partners with us in God's work here. To release them feels initially like we are cutting off part of ourselves."
http://clarkid.blogspot.com/2008/01/separation.html

Oh, how I wish I could go! http://www.houghton.edu/familyweekend/