11 Days

11 days left. It seems pretty surreal that in 11 days we will be on a plane heading across the Pacific Ocean to "home." I think I am in some sort of denial...not because I don't want to see all of you loved ones in the States but it just seems a bit like a dream! Of course, our stuff is packed for the most part but we are still functioning as life as normal in many ways. We are welcoming a three month intern tomorrow. Kirk will be staying with us until we leave and Pat, one of our Thai staff, is also moving in with us tomorrow. So, in a lot of ways ministering is still happening even amidst the boxes and dust and cleaning! We are also hoping to have a small dinner Friday or Saturday night with a few of our Thai friends.

I started out to write this post to request prayer...of course! Our family has been sick for a month or more (more like two!). I thought we were coming out of the woods with all this sickness but last night PJ came down with a high fever and vomitting. Please pray for us to all get better before we board that plane! I am struggling with this as well because I want PJ to enjoy his last few days here with his friends. I want him to be able to spend as much time as possible with Emmy and Ethan but being sick doesn't help that endeavor! And, I guess, I want the same for myself too! So, I have been praying for God to once again sustain us with His grace and be content in this situation. It's not ideal, but for some reason, He has seen fit to allow all this to happen, so I need to be content with it and praise Him for it.

I know many of you are praying, and we are so thankful for those prayers. Please continue to pray for the transition of our lives from Thai life to American life and for the team and ministry we are leaving for this season of time.
Trusting in Him who called us as sons,
crystal