Saturday, July 9, 2011

Stateside Visit

Needless to say it has been a long time since we've posted. Whew! The month of April was all about preparing for our Stateside trip and lining things up for potential summer teams. Both took a lot of time and work in the midst of our normal lives and ministry so there was little time for anything else. (Even a blog post...smile!) Now that we have completed our Stateside trip and have a few moments in London with our dear friends the Hoydles we can finally post on our blog. Excuses, excuses. Thank you to those of you who faithfully check and follow our blog. We are trying to be better about posting more.

Some missionaries don't always enjoy their return to America but we have to say we really love America and the people who come with it. Smile! Of course like any country there are things that bother us and drive us crazy but that just comes with living in a fallen world. We love the order on the roads, the incredible varitey of food choices, the "stuff" that we don't need but really enjoy like soft toilet paper, well made jammies, sticker frames that you don't have to nail, Ikea cheese graters, salad spinners, good sound equipment, Mac N Chz, etc, etc. The list could go on and on. We also enjoy the choices of things to do for children like parks, and play centers in malls, museums, and pools etc. Oh and child care on Sundays is a great thing too. When Kenya Grace is asked what she liked best about America she says, "I just don't know. It's just so hard." That is her way of saying it's hard to choose one thing. :) And we have to add that having a break from the mosquito nets, bad mosquitos, bad water, bad bugs, etc was a delight and very refreshing!

By far, and many people have heard us say this several times, the highlight of our trip was the amazing time with our family and friends! We are so grateful to have fellowship with our family and praise God for our amazing friends! We loved seeing what God is doing all over America and are just so thankful for the amazing time! We've now returned home after a very, special 5 days in London with the Holyde family and friends from CA. We can't begin to explain how great it feels to back. We are now working on unpacking, settling in and finding a good routine. Thank you for all of the prayers and love and amazing support. For all of you who we got to see and spend time with, please know we are still cherishing the time!

God bless you! Till next time!
Peg for The P4

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!
The girls excited about a box!