Wedding Day

Our family just returned from a trip to our friend's wedding in Savannah. Jula weddings take place on a Thursday, but the celebration lasts for almost a week. First, we were in the bride's village for dancing and fellowship. Then the party continued in Savannah where Elaine, Elizabeth and Alex helped prepare food for a hundred people or so. What an exciting time, yet sad as all the questions started coming in about our upcoming departure for America. We were told by many that we are now African and should not be returning to America. We were deeply touched by comments like these.
Our emotions are all over the place....we are still counting down the days (57) till we are with friends and family in America. Some nights we are so excited that we can't sleep with the thoughts of AC and college football dancing in our heads. Yet, we will miss our life and friends here. Elizabeth and Alex handle change differently....one thrives with constant change and motion. While the other mourns over any change at all.

Please continue to be in prayer as we say our goodbyes and pack up our home. Stephen leaves in less than two weeks for several weeks in Abidjan. He will be attending two weeks of seminary classes and then we will be together for our annual regional meeting. We are thankful for this time to say our goodbyes to other m friends from all over West Africa. We will then be moving out of our home within days of returning to Burkina.
We appreciate all of you and your prayers for our family and our work over the past four years!
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