It was with some mixed emotion that we moved back to Tampa this week. We had such a wonderful time with the people at JAARS in North Carolina. It was such an incredible experience and we met some life long friends there, not only with the JAARS folks, but the people we met as part of our congregation.
We know that we are following God's will returning to Tampa and making final preparations for living in Ecuador long term and we are excited about the challenges that await us here.
Maggy has been hard at work already transferring the kids' school records down and getting them enrolled in school along with other baby related stuff. We have to sort through all our stuff and decide what to take and what to give/sell. The biggest task is going to be building our partnerships with friends, family and others who will pray for us and assist us in our endeavor.
We are looking forward to it all! It is exciting knowing that we are following God and that he has prepared us for this and he has prepared the way; all we have to do is be obedient and follow.
In between leaving North Carolina and coming to Tampa was a family reunion in Gatlinburg, TN. What a great time! We had all but one cousin come from all those on my mom's side of the family from 90 year old Grandma all the way down to the 1 month old baby of one of my cousin's! It was a great week catching up with the family and doing all sorts of fun activities with old and young alike.
Additionally, I was able to meet up with Jonathan and Jenny Roundy, friends of mine from growing up in Venezuela. They are living near Gatlinburg and we took the opportunity to meet up for a day while we were there. It was so great seeing them. I hadn't seen them since leaving Venezuela 17 years ago. Thanks God for that blessing!
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