Back home again in Indiana

Back Home Again in Indiana

We are safely back in our home, healthy, and beginning to adjust to Western civilization.  Thanks to everyone who has prayed for us … we are incredibly thankful to God for His unfailing faithfulness. 

Steven and David took us to the airport in Banjul, Gambia, Wednesday afternoon. 

Here they are with part of our luggage as Dick and I checked in. 

  We all were able to eat lunch together before we said our goodbyes and went through security.

All went well with every flight and connection; in fact, in Brussels, we ran into a friend from ZF who was there on business!  We were able to visit over our coffee [Diet Coke J] until we headed to our separate gates.  

Four flights and 22 hours later, we were on the ground in Indy, and all 4 of our big bags were the first ones onto the baggage claim belts.  The only hiccup at all was being sent to “agricultural secondary” in D.C. security, since we had been on Steven’s peanut farm in Gambia and brought home some homemade organic peanut butter from his wife Helen. Thankfully, no Gambia critters followed us home. 

Our friend Wayne had let us know he would be there to welcome us

 but we were delightfully surprised to see other members of our small group as part of the “Welcoming Committee”.  

Back home, the welcoming fairies had been busy!  

Our fridge was full of fresh items and we had literally everything we could possibly need.  Such kindness from our friends – we are abundantly blessed.  We will post more pictures and movies as we can, but wanted everyone to know that God answered your many prayers for our traveling mercies.  May He bless each one of you!  We send our love with grateful hearts.