Sunday, January 5, 2014

Mission Trip Baby "Blues". Or Baby "Pinks"?

The blog posts for the 2014 mission trip of Luke 9:2 Ministries will not be written by me.  Others will pick up the "pen" and document the comings and goings, ups and downs, joys and sorrows, pains and pleasures of the mission team this year.  Certainly these other writers are more than capable of capturing these moments for those of us that will be back in the States, myself included.

For the last four years my role on the team has been to communicate to loved ones all that was going on with the team in Honduras and Guatemala.  Along with my husband, we posted the events of the day using words and pictures.  Many of you have encouraged us in the effort with your kind comments, both written on the blog and in person. It certainly isn't for lack of affirmation that we will not be making the trip this year!

So, why aren't we going?  Well, on or around February 9, 2014 we will become grandparents for the first time!  Since babies have a way of coming whenever they are ready, we just didn't want to take the chance that the baby would come while we were out of the country!  So, we decided to stay here and support the team from this side of the border!

Luke 9:2 Ministries will be returning to Cofradia, Honduras, about an hour from Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras.  They depart on Friday, January 24th and will return on Friday, 31st.  While there, they will serve in 5 remote medical clinics.  Doctors and nurses will treat the sick, dentists will pull teeth, de-worming and other medicines will be dispensed, food will be distributed, and reading and other glasses will be given to those that need them.

My heart will be with them.  And, Lord willing, we will again join them in 2015.

Why the blog post title, you ask?  We don't know if we are having a grandson or a granddaughter!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

We sure will miss you!

Tambra Booker said...

Congratulations Grandma and Grandpa! We became 1st timers in August--it's wonderful!