Sunday, December 09, 2007

Christmas Vacation - Week 1

It's been an eventful week! We arrived in the US last Monday night. We've been staying with Russ, Bethany, and Tye Leatherman. Little Tye just turned 1 year old this week and it's amazing to see how much he's grown since he was down in Guatemala a few months ago. It's hard to believe that Isaac will be doing all these things in just another 7 months!

We've had chances to see and talk to many old friends - both Heidi's and Matt's. It's so nice to be back in town and make contact again with people.

Today was our chance to go see some friends at The Woodlands Methodist Church. Many of the folks in the Sunday School class we visited are regular travelers to Guatemala. They usually stay at our house when they're down for mission trips. Lots of them prayed Isaac and Heidi all the way through the pregnancy. In fact, some of them were at the house when we went to the hospital to have the baby.

This class has been so amazingly supportive, financially and spiritually. We are very thankful for their devotion and support. It's so nice to be able to share some stories about our work with people who pray for us on a regular basis and have also been down to see where we live and what we do.

This week, we have a few more business items to take care of in Texas, then we head north. We have some people to see in Dallas and St. Louis on our way to Michigan and Ohio to spend time with Matt's family. Then it'll be down to North Carolina to see Heidi's family. Then we'll come back to Texas and return to Guatemala to meet up with the cleft palate kids in Antigua.

Oh, and Isaac likes America, too. Lots of stuff to look at and all kinds of toys to play with!

No comments: