BEYOND THE BORDERS

I'm on my own! Kari and Jonathan returned to France on Tuesday and so this will be the first of the four postings that I will have done entirely on my own. Well, not entirely....Kari is online in France and is prepared to help me if I need to email her any questions! I hope to get the hang of blogging one day, but I must admit I had to email Kari and ask her the address for where I go to post an update. Sad.


Kari and Jonathan waiting at the airport to return to France.

Anyway, we are still sorting and shopping to get ready for our move to Budapest. Glenn and I are going to be building our own crates in our back yard from a crate kit that will have all the wood pieces already cut to size, and will include everything needed such as instructions, nails, screws, and even a hammer! We hope to pack them on Oct. 9th and 10th, and then a trucking company will come pick them up and our crates will be stored in Texas until the International Mission Board releases them to be shipped to Budapest. We will have 400 cubic feet to send our belongings and what we can't get in the crate, we will purchase when we arrive there.


It is an organized mess at our house!

One of the biggest differences for us going this time compared to when we went before to Ivory Coast is that we are not taking our children. They are now grown and have families of their own. Another difference is that the climate will be cold instead of tropical. A third difference is that Hungary is pretty well developed compared to Ivory Coast and we will be able to purchase almost anything we need. All of these differences are affecting how and what we crate. The decisions of what to take and what to leave behind are very difficult and my eyes tear up as I pack away things that belonged to my children. It is a very emotional time for me, but it is mixed with great excitement and joy as we follow God's will to Hungary!


Cody and Joey help us in the yard before selling the house.

Another wonderful difference is how much easier it is to communicate with friends and family members now as to way back then! Emails and skype have made it so simple to keep in touch with those we love and miss!


Glenn working to set up skype.

If you're free on Saturday, Oct. 14th in the morning, come by and shop at our garage sale. The proceeds go to support missions. (Well, missionaries!)


Free cat needs good home!

Also, on Sunday, Oct. 15th at 6:00 pm, West Cobb Baptist Church will be having a special service to ordain our youth Minister, Chad Cannon, into ministry and a commissioning service for us. There will be a reception afterward for everyone, and we'd love to have the opportunity to hug you one last time.

Our schedule:
Oct. 17 (?)-leave Marietta to visit Chris and Kate
Oct. 23 -arrive in Rockville, VA for missionary training
Dec. 14 -return to Marietta for Christmas with family
Jan. 7 -fly out of Hartsfield-Jackson Airport for Budapest, Hungary


Happy birthday Emogene!