4 days to go....

We're just a few days away from leaving for Kenya, and we are getting so excited to go!  There is quite a bit to do between now and then, but we're thankful to have help this week from friends and family.

This picture is of all of our stuff packed in a truck before we took it up to Colleen's sister Adrienne's apartment at Taylor University... Colleen was sad to see her table and sofa go.  Right now our apartment only has a mattress and piles of clothes on the floor, which is a little strange.  For those who were concerned, all of Colleen's pets have homes while we are gone - world beloved bunny, Mr. Tumnus, will be living at Taylor with Adrienne. : )

Thanks to all of you who were able to come see us at our parents' houses in Wooster last Friday or in Greenwood on Sunday.  We were overwhelmed by the turn outs, and loved getting to see so many people!

We had a great week last week in Wooster, Ohio with Colleen's family.  The Ramsay family Golden Retriever, Rosie, just had a litter of Golden Doodles.  They were so cute (and distracting)!  I had grand plans of getting lots of things done, but every time I turned around, Colleen was in playing with the puppies... :  )  We didn't get as much accomplished as I had hoped, but we it was wonderful to relax and spend time with the Ramsays.

Here's another puppy picture just because... if you'd like to see more, you can check out our Facebook photo albums or check doodlesbyrosie.blogspot.com for more info.


Please pray for us this week as we make final preparations and say our goodbyes.  We are so excited to follow the Lord to Kenya and to serve there, but being away from our friends and family will be bittersweet.  We've had some great times this week with family, and are so thankful for their help and support (especially DaddyWittig and Corinn for painting our apartment today!).

These last few weeks, we've been greatly encouraged by these words from Philippians 4: "... Let your gentleness be evident to all.  The Lord is near.  Do not be anxious about anything... And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Thanks for reading this and hopefully our next post will be from Kenya!  We can't wait!