One Week

One week from today and we will be in another country!  It seemed so far away and now it's almost here.  We also found out a couple days ago that our team was at 100%+ for fundraising so that is a blessing.  Actually, a huge blessing.  We did not raise our full $5000, but others going on the trip raised more than they needed and shared with the rest of us who were short.

So now the packing begins and the goal of getting the kids to bed early all next week - we have to be at the airport at 5:30am!  Yikes.  That means leaving our house around 4:45am.  It's going to be a long day.  We fly from here to Miami, have a 5 hour layover, fly to the Dominican and then take a 2 hour bus ride to the town we'll be staying at.  It's going to be a very long day!

Please pray:
*Especially for Siahna - for sleep, for good traveling, for good eating and that she won't be overwhelmed by all the chaos that we will see each day.
*Case - that his eyes will be opened to how other children live in other countries and that he will begin to develop a giving heart.
*Jeff & Myself - that we will get rest so that we can be present with our kids and the community that we'll be with.  And also that our hearts will be changed.
*Overall safety while traveling, from mosquitoes and food that our bodies may not be used to.  And that we packed enough sunscreen for us pale skins!

We are super excited to experience this as a family.