We're still here!

 Kai's first drawing (I wrote "red")



The big day had finally arrived.  We actually left the house on time!  Carting 5 suitcases, 5 carry-ons, a carseat, a stroller, and a baby into the airport (with the help of our good friend, Karen Legatt), we finally made it to the check-in desk.  "Your flight has been delayed."  Not what we expected to hear, but there it was.  On the verge of tears, I listened to the woman tell us that our new flight was on Thursday at the same time.  It had taken so long to get everything ready to go and we had already said our goodbyes! 

So after a couple hours of feeling sorry for myself, I felt better.  It was His will and we will pack up tomorrow and leave for the airport again (God-willing!).  When we contacted the Palamootil Family, they said that this would work out better and my sister actually said this was an answer to prayer because she could tell I was really tired.  Kai did not sleep well last night and I can't imagine how it would have been on the plane!  I think his teeth were bothering him.  So, I give in.  I already gave you my life, Lord, but take my plans as well.  Do with them what you will. 

In other news, we moved out of our condo and have been living with my parents for the last few days before we leave for India.  It went smoothly, but only because we had so many people help us move!  My parents helped A TON!  Cheryl and Benj Wegert, Kayla Jones, and Ben and Dani Luker all helped us tremendously!  They spent hours helping us box things up, take them to a storage unit, mop, dust, clean out a nasty stove/oven, clean bathrooms.  We seriously would not have made the deadline without you and we thank you for it!  So here are some moving pics.  Enjoy!

New Camera! Hooray:-)

Since when has Texas been in a different time zone???

What an awesome experience!  We drove to Kerrville, Texas this week for our orientation with Commission to Every Nation.  Yes, the road was endless and the journey put holes in our pockets, but it was worth every single penny!  We were welcomed into the CTEN family by practical advice, financial assistance, good food, support, and amazing people of God.  Of course, we had to find out the hard way that Texas is two hours ahead of Arizona (we didn't sleep long the first night!).

Visas arrived!

3 weeks and 3 days until we leave for India!  This is getting close!  In this time, we have a lot of preparation left.  We still have funds to raise, we have to clear out of our rented condo and take all of our stuff to a storage unit (which has not been rented as of yet), figure out what we are going to do for malaria prevention, finalize our emergency evacuation insurance, go to our CTEN orientation in TX (five days), write and send out thank you notes, write and send out an update letter, etc.  We need to figure out exactly what we are going to do with our condo too.  As it stands, we are leaving a month before the rent ends (which is quite a bit of wasted money!), and then we are planning on starting the renting process again when we return.  This is wasteful financially, but we have no other options!  Let us know if you need a place to rent for four months or have any ideas! 

Praise the Lord that our visas went through and we are on track for India!!!  Thank you all for your amazing support:-)  We love you guys!