Hey All,
Well, last night we said a few more good-byes. Lately, life has been filled with "lasts" and good-byes. Rolanda and I were commenting to each other that we already feel like out-of-towners; the last couple weeks of good-byes make it feel as though we shouldn't be here anymore. We get asked a lot if we are excited, and the answer is "not really". I always follow that up with the fact that we are not nervous,either, except for getting the good-byes out of the way. I expect that when we get past the good-byes and get on the airplane we will begin to feel very excited. Probably very nervous, too!
Yesterday we also got just about all our stuff into a little storage area at the church. This is really exciting for us! I did not expect to get it done so quick, but we worked really hard and got some unexpected help. I never thought it would all get in, but we still have room to spare. We were very thankful to God for the smoothness with which we were able to get that off our minds.
So, in the last couple days before we leave we will have some last visits with family, last minute shopping for our long flight, last minute shopping for our 2 years in PNG (and still hoping for some last minute golfing!).
We have been so blessed by the many forms of encouragement we have recieved. Thanks to you all. Thanks also for your continued prayer!
God Bless!
I remember when we were a couple days away from leaving for Kinshasa, everyone would ask if we were excited and our answer as well was " not really". We also felt like outsiders before we even left, friends still have each other and move on ( like they should), life goes on for everyone who is still at home..... it is changing drastically for you.
ReplyDeleteGood byes are so very tough, we cried a lot, laughed some and held on tight to the ones we hold dear for as long as we could before heading through security.
We will be thinking of you and your family and praying for you. Any questions feel free to ask and also check out our blog. We are in the mist of culture shock and language frustration. Hold tight to each other and your kids...... laugh as much as you can.
I hope you have a fantastic flight