Greetings,
We are smack in the middle of one of the biggest transitions of our lives. It struck me how we are experiencing endings and beginnings in so many areas of our lives. Right now we are…
…getting rid of items here and planning to purchase items there
…saying goodbye to people here and getting to know people there
…finishing up a job here to get started on a new one there
…completing school here to start a new kind of school there
…leaving friends here to make new ones there
…clearing out our house here and arranging for a new one there
…leaving our family here to form a new kind of family there
I’ve helped with my last fundraising dinner at the beloved Mexican restaurant here (60 guests raised over $30,000 for the Vision Building!). I will soon help with my last big banquet (550 guests in NW Arkansas on May 2. We’re shooting for $300,000 so they will fund the equivalent of an entire New Testament!) The Mabee Foundation said YES to giving us $300,000 for the Vision Building! That is the largest grant Pioneer Bible Translators has ever been awarded. I am so thrilled…words can’t express.
My last day in the office will be around the 5th of May, although I’ve agreed to do a few things from home in between packing up our house…:-) Every time I do something for the last time, I get a little sentimental about it so it’s hard to really be done in the office here.
(I think Matt will still be working in his role here until the day we get on the plane to leave, but that’s a topic for another day!)
It takes a toll on your heart and mind to have one foot in each country for so long. But from what we hear, this is our life now. We will of course miss things about the States but we will learn to love different aspects of Vanuatu. That means when we come back for home assignment, we will be homesick for Vanuatu. “This world is not my home” will be true for us in a new and very real way.
Angie (for Matt and the kids, too)
Skype Calls
Between now and the end of May we would like to touch base with as many of you as we can through phone or Skype calls. Let us know what day and time would work for you and you can have first dibs on our busy schedule! We can’t wait to “see” you.
