We are home!

Saturday, November 22, 2008

It is good to be back. We had an incredible trip and are still processing it. I will try to post some pictures and write a bit but not yet. We are enjoying being back together with our precious children and trying to adjust to being back in this time zone, climate and routine. God is awesome and it was amazing to be part of His work in Cameroon. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you who were praying for us and our team as we went on this trip!

We are now planning another trip to Africa! In a little over a month, we will turn around and go again. This time the kids will also come along. We are privileged to be able to go back out and put on a kids program for the LB Missionary Kids from Chad while the missionaries have their annual spiritual retreat. We are so excited that Olson and Kaelen will be able to come along with us this time and to be able to share this life-changing experience with them. We will be leaving Christmas Day and will be gone for a few weeks. They are thrilled to be able to go, they think it is more exciting than Disney World. Kaelen is already packed and has been for almost a month now! We are amazed at these two opportunities that God has given us!

We are on our way!

Thursday, November 6, 2008

We are in Paris and will be leaving for Chad soon. Please continue to pray for safe travel! It has gone well so far. Not much sleep but that is okay. Please use our prayer calendar and pray for our trip. I included the link to it in a previous post. Thanks!

We are ready.....

Monday, November 3, 2008

almost! After a full evening of packing we have things mostly ready. I have a few more last minute items to pack tomorrow but not many. We have managed to pack everything that we wanted to and our bags are still under the weight limit. Praise the Lord! Three of our four bags are already zipped shut even, just one more left to finish! We fly out to Seattle tomorrow, spend the night and then met our team and fly out from the States on Wednesday.
The kids were sad tonight about leaving and both cried but we know that we are all safe in God's hands. Please pray for the loneliness issues that our family will deal with being apart. Kaelen wrote us the sweetest note on Sunday and gave it to us tonight. On the outside she drew some hearts and wrote, "God is with you" On the inside it said, "Dear Mom and Dad, I hope you have a great time in Africa. I will be lonely but I know that God is always with me. I love you! from Kaelen" What precious children God has blessed us with. It will be hard for this Mommy to be away from her kids but am thankful for what God is already teaching me about TRUST!
We covet your prayers. Please continue to lift us up! There is a link to our prayer calendar a few posts back with specific requests for the days and a bit of an itinerary. Thank you all!