Mercy and Grace

Some times things happen that as a parent are just so disappointing. 
  There are hard lessons for our kids, but not really sure what those lessons are.  Our kids have had to grow up fast, and have had to make some difficult choices as they have left their life behind in Canada and move full time to Kyrgyzstan.   Their hearts are here .  They love the people , and they are driven to do their part to make life better for the ones that they meet.  Like I say they have left so much behind, and pretty much all the material things that they have left between them would fit into one over the shoulder nap sack.. That is what made today so difficult for Bekah. 
  She had an old ipod.. probably about 5 or 6 years old , but for her it was special.. It had her Russian English translator on it, her music, and all her contact information , it also had wifi that she used to keep in contact in the city... 
   Today at the bazaar she was not feeling well so she took a cab home.  In the cabs here, you only get the one seat .. the rest of the cab is filled with just about anyone or any thing... while in the cab, she was pick pocketed..  her Ipod is gone. 
  I know it is just a material thing, but they don't have many material things left.. some times it hurts to have things stripped away before we are ready to let go..... 
  Please pray for encouragement.  Things like this can have a bigger toll then we think if left unchecked...Mercy and Grace ... Mercy and Grace....