Tickets are Purchased

As of this week, we officially have tickets home to the United States! We will be flying into Chicago on July 3rd and we can hardly believe it! It is hard to believe that we have been here for almost 2 years and we have an actual return date.

In the mean time, we have a lot to fill our schedules before returning home. Currently we are in Bangui, CAR in transit to Nairobi, Kenya. We will be attending the ReachGlobal Africa conference in Kenya from April 24th-29th. We are really looking forward to this time away from work to fellowship with other missionaries and ReachGlobal staff. We are mostly excited to spend time with Sam's older brother, Ben and his wife, Lauren. Hannah will get to meet her aunt and uncle and because we are flying to Kenya a few days early we should get plenty of quality time together. Sam's dad will also be attending the conference and spending some extra time with us.

When we return to Gemena on May 4th we will kick back into work mode as we prepare to host a team in mid-May. This is the final team we will host before going home and we are actually handing over all of the hosting responsibilities to the Hospitality Team while we observe their work.

Please pray for us while we are at the conference in Kenya. As we are wrapping things up in Congo and preparing our minds and hearts for transitioning back to the states, we want to hear God's voice. Pray that this time away will be refreshing and that the Lord will clearly guide us into this next stage in life for our little family.

Will you also please pray for Simplice, one of our Hospitality Team members? She is 6 1/2 months pregnant with her first baby and it has been a difficult pregnancy. The doctor has ordered her to stay home and rest and we are concerned about her health and her baby's health. This also hinders her from attending English classes and being involved with the team we are preparing to host in May.