09.23.07
Home again, home again…our America home that is.
“Welcome home”!
I think we both could have hugged the customs agent as he stamped our passports and smiled his welcome in our direction.
After 24 hours of travel, 38 hours of no sleep, 8 ½ months of absence from the land of our Fathers, and many, many days of homesickness Seth and I agreed as we gazed at the welcome sign posted beneath a huge American flag that we had never been more patriotic.
Keziah summed up the moment with a joyful crow “ we at owr ‘Merica home!”
Though we loved Kenya and the adventures that God gave us in that sunny land nothing can quite compare to these United States that truly have been blessed by God.
Since arriving at home the familiar blessings of life and family at home have been overwhelming at times.
Oh, the wonder of a big, juicy, rare burger with pickles and an ice cold root-beer.
I think the waitress at Applebee’s was more than a little amused at our amazement over the food. : )
I find myself feeling strange and a little bit guilty when I turn on the water and it comes out hot…more often I just use the cold.
Kez and Jared have done great.
Adjusting super fast and super well.
They’ve been sleeping pretty close to normal and we are way less tired than we were expecting to be.
Yeah!
Grandma, aunts and uncles have delighted our little munchkins to no end and Keziah wakes up asking “can I see Gwama”
Thank you all for your prayers.
Transition is never an easy task with small children but the prayer and support we have felt through the process has been a huge comfort and an oh-so-big help.
And now the joys of giving you the full story!
This Wednesday we will be traveling to WA to see and share with all of you there that have gone on this journey with us.
Sunday, September 30, at 2:30 we will be at Northern Peaks Christian Fellowship in Sedro-Woolley.
We would love to meet with you, give you a personal THANKYOU FRIEND and a bit more of a taste of this Africa that we have come to love. For all of you that are in between MN and WA, if you look up when you hear a plane passing over on the 26th you just might be able to see us waving our greetings to you…ok maybe not but we will be thinking of you.
For those of you in MN we will set up a meet and eat when we get back mid-October.
~Roadsign of the Week~
Sign seen on many of the streets of home “STOP”. Now you might not think this remarkable but it struck me the other day after a few outings on the streets of Litchfield, I don’t remember ever seeing one stop sign in my entire time in Nairobi…not that anyone would stop at them anyway.
Probably why there are none to be found.
~Food Find~
Mc Donald’s. Never will I forget the look that crossed my dear hubby’s face on discovering a McDonald’s in the Amsterdam airport. Joy sublime…with a bit of drool at the mouth. : ) Considering our four carry-ons and two sleepy children we moved through that airport at record speed.
Kez and Friend
Matatu merging.
Rahab makes pizza.
Baby Elephants at Play.