Mark, Kari and Amy are at the Airport in Freetown waiting for the 2:15 a.m. flight (7:15 p.m. our time) to leave. There are others from this trip coming home at this time also. Since non-passengers cannot go beyond the security clearance, Christie and those staying in Bo had to leave and catch the ferry back or they would have been stranded in Freetown overnight - so all good byes have already been said. Please pray for safety on the return trip.
Altho Mark didn't get the satisfaction of seeing the fence working, he does know that everything is in order and all they need is the ground rod and he has told them how to connect that. Now that they have picked up the fence posts they can finish that project. They all have the satisfaction of plowing the field and holding the children and completing projects that needed to be done. We know that God worked HIS plan for them in this trip even tho it didn't seem to follow our plans!
Amy's bag showed up in Chicago - minus the destination tag. I got a call from British Airways and they were going to ship it back home. I said, "no way - we want that stuff to go to Sierra Leone!" It took a bit of convincing since they knew Amy is coming back tomorrow - but once I explained that it is donations for the orphanage - they called Christie and are sending it there. It is due to arrive on a plane on Wednesday. Please pray that it arrives with all its contents intact!
Please pray for Christie as a very good friend of ours, Barb Lindgren, went home to be with Jesus last night. Gus and Barb have been another set of grandparents in our family for years and part of all our family birthday parties forever. It will be difficult for Christie to be so far away during this time.
Thanks for all of your prayers; we are so thankful for your support,
Karen
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