What a joy it was to see my little friend again and her aunt. As I walked into the sitting room I was greeted by all of the aunts, sisters, nieces and grandmother. They all expressed their appreciation to Shevet and that we were a part of saving Ruba’s life. I told them that the all the praise belongs to the Lord not to man.

Once they brought Ruba into the room and I called her name, she began to look for me and came to me right away. This reminded me of the times I was at the hospital with her how she would come to me when I called her name. (Every time I enter the children's ward, I look for Ruba, but then I remember that she isn’t there--she’s at home and she’s healthy.)

A friend of Shevet donated a wonderful toy for Ruba and she as well as her sister played with it the whole visit.
I asked to take pictures of Ruba and of course all of the family was so excited. I asked if I could have one with Ruba’s mother and Ruba’s aunt and they were both eager to have their pictures made.
Over and over they expressed to me their thankfulness to Shevet and how wonderful the Israeli team at Wolfson was.

I’m happy to know that Ruba is home now and well, even though I miss her. I do miss that beautiful smile but I’m so thankful that God provided the way and used us to help this baby and family. It’s such a joy and pleasure to have the families in our care and when they are released to go home it’s also a joy but at the same time there is sadness. While the families are with us, they become part of our family. We are there with them during the ups and downs. We are relieved to see that the child has had a successful surgery and will have a normal life, but it’s sad when they are dismissed, because every day we aren’t physically with them. We might not physically be with the children as they head back to Gaza or Iraq but we have definitely left His fingerprints on their lives. We have peace in knowing that each day they breathe and walk it’s from Him and He allowed us to be a part of this life changing miracle. We have these families only for a short time and I’m thankful for every minute that I was able to share with Ruba and her aunt.

This experience has changed not only Ruba’s life but many more. Thank you for supporting Ruba over the past few months. Continue to pray that Ruba will grow and become healthy and strong. Her family sends their greetings and thanks.

Ruba is set and homeward bound. When I walked into her room today I was so happy to see her dressed up and waiting for the release papers to go home. Her aunt was very excited to be finally going home after the past few weeks being in the hospital. She is happy that Ruba is well and could go home but she has missed her own children a great deal. Her aunt had her dressed up today and her hair pulled back with hair bows and of course she had her wonderful smile on. When I went into the room and called her name she immediately looked up at me, smiled and motioned for me to come towards her. Once I was in front of her bed she held her arms out for me to pick her up. All of the staff at Wolfson commented on how much they are going to miss her. When we arrived at Erez we had to wait for a while because Israel’s security wasn’t going to allow me and other patients inside because they said that we didn’t have the correct documents and permission (which we did--it is just part of crossing in and out of Erez). So after making some phone calls we were finally allowed to enter. As we walked through Erez and finally met up with her father and uncle they were so overwhelmed. Her father just kissed her and I believe was speechless. They expressed their appreciation and were truly appreciative of what has happened to Ruba. I can’t wait to see how she will grow up into a beautiful young lady and hopefully she will know that God savedher life and He has a purpose for her being here.

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