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!