Well Furlough has drawn to a close and we said our last goodbyes at church today. It was hard saying goodbye to new and old friends; you are all so special to us and we will really miss you.
It was a very good year and we thoroughly enjoyed getting to see everyone that we were able to. For those of you that we did not get to see, we are truly sorry we missed you.
Since our trip to Canada, we built, packed and shipped a crate, and we are nearly done packing the house. Battle Ground Baptist church took up an offering and it covered the total for the shipping of the crate. Wow, thank you all very much! The crate is four feet tall, four feet wide and ninety two inches long. It was a family affair to pack the whole thing.
Thank you also for praying for our visa and passport work that needed to take place. We were able to have everything back in hand on Friday the sixteenth so we are good to go July twenty third. J We will have a 12 hour layover in Honolulu and then on to Fiji at midnight. We are supposed to arrive in Fiji at five in the morning. Thankfully we have one full night to get caught up on our sleep before heading to Papua New Guinea the next morning. Please pray for safe uneventful flights, good connections, and that all our luggage will arrive as well.
A big thank you to all who gave financially, gave a computer, gave numerous other items, loved us and encouraged us so we would be prepared emotionally, spiritually and physically to go back to Papua New Guinea. We could never do this on our own.
Our children have made some wonderful friends this year through Battle Ground Baptist church and La Center School. Thankfully there is Face book and email to stay somewhat connected these days. They are going to miss their cousins and friends as we head back for another three years till Rachel graduates from High School. L