Dear Friends and Family,
Today is the day. The rest of us will leave our house about 4:30 pm and head for the Atlanta airport. In many ways I am so ready to leave. To be with Dave, Mary-Frances, and David will be wonderful. I think God ordained the three of them leaving first so that I would be more anxious to go and be reunited with them. Saying good bye is hard, but necessary at this time. I appreciate so many of you and your genuine love for our family. I thought you may be interested in David and Mary-Frances’ messages to me this morning as they await our arrival. Thank you for your prayers for us and especially your prayers for us as we journey to Zambia. The trip will be long and tiring. Pray that we will rest on the plane, not get too lost in London, and that we will be able to endure the 5-6 hour car ride after almost 30 hours of air flight and layovers.
Much love,
Shelley
Here are David and Mary-Frances’ messages:
| Dear Mom,
I am excited about you coming! I think you will like it. We have a lot of nice neighbors that are really fun to play with. David |
| hey! are you excited?!?!! TODAY is the day!!!!!! i cant wait to see all of your faces again!!!!!!! im praying that things back At home are NOT stressful and that you guys will feel no anxiety, stress, or sadness! remember to say healthy good byes and put on smiling faces!!! i love you and am soo excited about seeing all of you once again! three people came up to me today saying that they are counting down the days! you are truly loved here!!! love, mf |