We're Coming Home

Hard to believe that one week from today we will be in the states. Yes I do mean to say we. My friend James Kainwo and I are coming home together. This will be JK's first trip to America. It was quite the ride getting ready for the visa interview, going, and learning that he did get his visa. Now it will be a lot of fun showing him all our crazy things in America, starting with the automatic flush toilets and faucets at the airport. He's excited to see my dad and sisters again as well as other people who have been to Sierra Leone. It will also be great to meet the rest of the family as well as some friends. Nothing like throwing you into things. We will have our big Thanksgiving with my mom's side and then Shermer Family Christmas. We are hoping to get around to see quite a few people as well as work a bit in the shop with my dad. Yes- I can't miss a November in the good old meat shop. For those of you in Iowa we will be there for a week and JK is going to be doing some music with the kids from Jonathan's House there. He has done music with the kids here off and on for the past five years and I know it will be fun for him to see the kids and share some African beats with them again.

We also hope to visit a few places to share what is happening here at Jonathan's House and say thanks for all the support we have been given. It will be a good time for me to also share some stories here on the blog. It hasn't been as easy lately to upload photos and get out a new post. I have so many stories I would love to tell you and hopefully while at home I will be able to do just that.

Please be praying for us as we get ready to go. We leave Tuesday night and as I said we will be gone for 6 weeks. I am sure it will fly by and yet it is a long time to be gone from here. I know that everyone here will manage just fine, but it is hard to say goodbye and get everything set up. I know I will miss the kids and they won't let me forget that I am leaving them and that they will miss me as well. Pray for everyone here while we are gone as well- including JK's family.

Thanks for your support and prayers these past 6 months. I hope to see many of you while I am home and catch up on a little of what you have been doing as well.