We Are Going...

We received a court date last Friday and we leave in FOUR weeks!!! We are so very excited! This news has brought so much peace and excitement for us. It is good to know when we will be leaving and begin to really prepare.

First up on the preparation list: Book Flights.

After many hours and many "airline representative" conversations, we have now booked our flights. Have you ever notice how many times the automated system with an airline uses the term airline representative? Probably not unless you have called about 50 consecutive times over five days, but it is A LOT. I am so grateful for L. It was disappointing to us both that booking flights was not an easy part of this process, but he handled the situation so well and got us tickets. This definitely makes everything feel even more real, but you want to know the coolest part? We got to put our son's name on an airline ticket. Not just any ticket, but one that puts him on the same flight as ours to come back to Texas. God willing, Little R is coming back WITH us. Be still my heart.

We are slowly but surely crossing things off the ten page packing/preparation list, but need your help with one thing, donations for people in country. Below is a list of things we would like to take with us to distribute while we are there:

• diapers
• baby wipes
• bottles
• toddler size blankets
• medical supplies (bandages, neosporin, etc.)
• scented lotions/soaps

If you would rather contribute financially we will use that to buy essential food items (flour, rice, sugar, etc.) in country and distribute them. You can also contribute to the cost of the extra bags we will take on the plane with these donations which will be about $200/bag.

If you would like to make donations in any of these ways, please email us and we will setup a time to gather your donations. We will need these no later than March 17th so we can make sure we have the appropriate bags to get it there.

“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me." Matthew 25:37-40

Thank you for all of your continued support. We are so very blessed.