Postscript

I spoke at my home church on Sunday, despite being sick and having laryngitis! Somehow, I had enough of a hoarse voice to get through it. I wore the African outfit made for me in Benin, and my brother’s three kids came to church in outfits I bought for them in Ethiopia. They served as examples when I shared about Ethiopia. They are so cute! (but…I’m biased!)

When we were on our speaking tours while we were raising support, so much of what we shared was what we hoped to do. Now, I had stories about what we’ve actually done, people we’ve met, things we’ve seen, etc. I put together a powerpoint with photos and videos. What I enjoyed most was exposing everyone to aspects of Africa that they may not have known about before. There are a few African families in the church, which made it even more neat to share–they got to see a little taste of home.

I am looking forward to being reunited with Jeff soon. This has been a good, but long trip. We were really thinking that my father wasn’t going to live long. I thought that I was going to be coming out for a funeral, and we anticipated that Jeff would come out here after me for that event. However, God had a different plan in mind, and my time with my family has gone quite differently than we had expected. I had considered leaving for Africa early, but I guess God wants me here because he’s let me be sick with the flu and bronchitis for almost 3 weeks. I don’t think I’d be allowed to fly with these illnesses, but I should be well by my scheduled departure date.

We know many of you are praying for us, We are so thankful!

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