When we finally got to the Peoria airport at 10PM, we were surprised and grateful to have friends greet us there. Thank you to Chuck Boysen and the Marshall Family for your love and support and physical presence. It certainly made us feel loved and helped make Maelee's entrance into Peoria a celebration.
We had even more surprises when we got home. We honestly cannot even being to express the depth of our gratitude for the love showered on us by our church family. It is so humbling it brought tears to our eyes. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thank you for house watching, getting mail, feeding our fish, mowing the yard, raking leaves, providing frozen meals, stocking our fridge with groceries, decorating our house with balloons, flowers, signs, treats, and for inspecting our broken washing machine while we were away! WOW!!! Thank you especially to the Shearer family, Ginger Burke, Barry Heisey, Kyle Scholl, and for anyone else who blessed us in some way. We are blown away! THANK YOU!
Closing thought ... Matt asked Nathan tonight what he thought about the remarkable generosity that God's family had provided to us. He remarked, "it's kind of like having servants." Maybe not the best answer, but he definitely recognized that others had ministered directly into our family. We are hopeful that this night will stick in our kids heads so that when they are called to serve they will be prepared and eager. Thank you again for serving us so we could go serve in China.
Gal 5:13 - For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
Our our way to the airport
Flight 6: Shanghai to Detroit
Flight 7: Detroit to Peoria
The result of 24+ hours of travel
Mowed yard and raked leaves!! Thank you!!
So many surprises at home! Thank you!!
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