17 hours...

We are in the final hours of preparation for our mission trip to Ghana!

Loralynne's last day of work was yesterday. We spent today running errands, spraying insect repellent on our clothes, and praying that everything would fit in two medium-sized suitcases. Miraculously, thanks to the help of "Space Maker" bags, we were able to fit everything we will need and our bags are officially packed!

We had a very nice dinner with Robert and Malissa Albright tonight. We are sad that they are not going with us, but we are very happy that things have worked out with his job and they are moving to Boston. We are going to do a Bible devotional study on "partnership in ministry" from Paul's letter to the Philippians together while we are in Africa and share our thoughts via email. It will be a very nice way for us to stay connected despite the distance!

Despite the months of planning, it still hasn't completely sunk in that we are going to Africa - in fact we'll be there on Saturday! We're sure that as soon as we get on the plane that reality will hit us.

Our flight leaves at 4:15 pm Central tomorrow. We fly direct from Chicago to Amsterdam overnight. Then we have a 6 hour layover in Amsterdam (we hope to go into the city for lunch). We ultimately arrive in Accra, Ghana at 6:50 pm GMT. Femi is going to meet us at the airport and drive us to Hephzibah Guest House where we'll be staying.

We will let you know when we arrive in Ghana. Please pray that we have safe travels and may God guide us with what we will be doing.