The Long Good-bye, Part 14

We said good-bye this morning to our friends from our sponsoring church, Preston Road Church of Christ. We had a great visit with Holly, Teresa, Angela, the Chambers and the Sanderson families. They were everything great visitors should be and beyond! They listened to us and prayed with us concerning our transition. They were engaged with the Kabiye Christians during villages visits. They brought tons of goodies from America for us and our teammates. Plus, they carted off 13 full trunks to Dallas for our family! A special thanks to my teammates for hosting a part of the group. I am blessed to be in a community that supports one another so fully and sweetly. Thank you PRCC for making the effort to visit us in Togo, we enjoyed every minute of it!!! Another step in the leaving process is completed…sigh.

The Long Good-bye, Part 12

This past week was a little bit different than most. Bryan and the team guys along with Murphy Crowson and Marty Koonce from Tabligbo went on a 4 day safari. (Not so different actually.) The different part is that Christine Crowson, Louise Koonce and their children stayed in Kara to visit! The Tabligbo school teachers Miss Emily and Miss Rachel also taught all of the school age children all week for Nicole and me. Needless to say, I was glad for the break to prepare for our move and our Preston Road visitors that arrive tomorrow! Plus, we got in a lot of good “girl time”.

I truly regret not having a picture to show my dear friends’ glowing (read sweaty) faces and sweet servant hearts as they helped me pack on Tuesday morning. Then again, it’s hard to take a picture of a servant heart. I guess you’ll just have to trust me. Louise, Christine, Becky, Andrea, Nicole, and April all contributed in some way to relieving my packing stress. They somehow made a really daunting task fun and uplifting. Thanks to these great women I am nearly packed and ready for the PRCC group to cart off our trunks. I am grateful.