Getting There...

We leave tonight.

We have been packing for months, it seems. We will be taking with us, in addition to our own items, 7 boxes each weighing about 50 lbs. These boxes contain supplies for Mike and Amy, things that they miss having or can't get in Ethiopia, as well as a bunch of Christmas presents they had shipped to us to bring. We will also be taking to them arrows for hunting, several baby items including an exersaucer for their newly adopted baby who was abandoned at their clinic, a ton of shoes and other clothes for their family, and about 10 huge bags of chocolate.

Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong this week. Our dog became very sick to the point where we we worried that we would have to put her down (she's ok now), major orthodontic issues with Meg, John had a high fever and was home for several days, Susan destroyed the garage door...it was a ridiculous week. Somehow everything managed to get packed and we will be driving down to my sister's house this morning. Jennifer and her husband Ward will drive us to the airport this evening and care for the dog while we are away. So off we go for a sixteen hour flight with our four young children. We will arive in Addis Ababa at 7:30 pm (their time) and Mike will (hopefully) be there to pick us up, gather all of our boxes and bags, and then take us to the SIM (Serving in Missions) Missionary House in Addis Ababa for the night. We will try to get some sleep and then make the trip to Langano in the morning. You know what they say about best laid plans, right?

We will try to post as often as we have something interesting to write, but don't feel obligated to read our Blog if it doesn't interest you. Have a great Holiday!