We have about 5 months left before we leave California, our official leave date is May 27th. We bought our tickets to fly to Florida where we will spend the first month of our journey at the Teen Missions base getting to know the US staff and helping run the training “boot camp” for the teens who will be going on missions trips this summer. If you get a chance go look at the teen missions website to see all the things they do!
Robby has started the work on our bathroom! We picked out all the tile and he is busy getting prepped and laying the tile.
We are preparing the girls as well. I started letting them sleep in their little kid tents so they associate these with sleep and will have a safe bug free place to sleep no matter where we are! Their bedroom looks a little crazy but thankfully both girls love sleeping in their tents!
we have also started slowly to pack up some of the house. I am currently sorting clothes and packing up baby clothes to put into storage which means clothes are everywhere! I have made a list of what sizes and what clothes we will need when we are gone. It works perfectly that when Abby outgrows her clothes now Nora is growing into them! It’s hard to know what to pack up now that we won’t be using in the next few months but we packed up all the Christmas decorations and put them in the storage container as well as some books and no knack items.
We know the motto of mission life is to be flexible and ready to do anything so we are preparing to be willing servants and ready to tackle any projects that need to be done! With that being said some of the projects for Robby that have been mentioned have been redoing the plumbing in the staff housing that is 20+ years old and in disrepair as well as teaching the local staff some basic plumbing and maintenance skills. They also may be working on building a new matrons unit which is a dormitory style boarding house for girls who have to travel to other villages to attend school so they can have a safe place to stay while continuing their education.
Many people have asked how they can support us. We are in the process of setting up an online place where you can donate to teen missions on behalf of us so it will be tax deductible. You can also send us a check made out to teen missions. But the best support we can receive is your prayers. Prayer for safety and endurance for us as we travel, I am not looking forward to long flights with the three babes! Prayer that we will be efficient and effective in our work and that we will not be a burden to our hosts. This is what we need most!
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