Kelsy and Julie are home!

Well, Julie and I arrived home late on the 19th and boy was it a tough goodbye! We had a great last couple weeks in Sierra Leone. After Camp we had the home take-over in which we sent all the Aunties and Uncles on a retreat and we were in charge of the home. It was quite an undertaking, but it was a lot of fun waking up to those kids singing praises to the Lord! After that we went up-country to Banta for a week, which is a small village in southern SL. We held a day camp up there that was well attended and had a great time. The only down side to that was the larger amounts of bugs and likewise there were much more mosquitos up there and I ended up with malaria. I'm much better now, but for a while there I was feeling pretty crummy, but thanks to your prayers and the support of the people we were working with I was able to beat it and feel better after about 4-5 days. Next was our last week with the kids, and we all just hung out and played most of the week. Goodbyes were hard. The kids were all very sad, as were Julie and I. We had some very good last moments with them though, and ended on a great note. Then saying goodbye to Kristen was also hard. We were leaving our sister and best friend, but God had us in his hands and really blessed us the whole way home. Especially with all the problems they have been having in the London airports these days, God really kept us safe. Now we are home, and we can really see and feel the way God moved in our lives. I encourage you to keep lifting Kristen up in prayer as she is still in Africa and keep checking the blog to hear about the great things she is still doing there. For now, thank you so much for all your prayers and support. We couldn't have done this without you! We love you!!