Mark and I are going on a mission trip to Guatemala...we leave a week from Sunday, and will be gone for eight days.
Forrest's grandmother will be staying with the kids at our house while we are away, and they are all EXCITED to see Grandmother...so excited, that they are not in the least bit bothered that they won't be seeing Momma and Daddy for a week...
While we are there, we won't have access to the Internet. Neither will we have our own cellphones. Our group will have two phones for emergencies, but not to call home and chat.
Now, Mark and I have taken trips without the kids before. Usually just long weekends. Last year, we went to New England for a week...but, we were a two hour plane ride away...and we had two laptops with us...and we had two cell phones with us...
This time...six hour plane ride... in a country with maybe two flights to America per day...with zero laptops and zero phones.
Honestly, Carol will do a much better job than I do with the kids. They will actually eat a home cooked meal every night instead of cheese quesadillas from the Mexican Restaurant next to our house, or pasta from Carraba's or ...well, you get the picture.
They will also have scrambled eggs, or sausage and biscuits for breakfast instead of pop tarts, cereal bars or microwave oatmeal.
Their clothes will all be put away, the next days outfit laid out the night before... which will be a nice change for them...seeing how I tend to procrastinate the putting away of laundry and therefore have to scramble in the mornings to assemble their ensembles.
Yes, they will be well cared for, spoiled rotten and content.
While I am completely confident that things will be FINE, I am a bit nervous about the lack of communication.
So, please pray:
-for Mark and I (and everyone else in our group) to have safe travels.
-that our kids remain healthy and all of their bones intact.
-that our lovely kids don't drive Carol crazy.
-that we (Mark, myself and our group) are a blessing to the people that we encounter in Guatemala.
-that we are changed and impacted for life for the glory of the Lord.
-that revival falls in Guatemala.
Thanks in advance for any and all of your prayers!
3 comments:
definitely in our prayers ... what an awesome opportunity! I'm sure you'll have the camera and get some great shots!
Just a thought ... you might want to think about getting a release notazized on each child that allows "grandmother" to have all say in their medical care in an emergency ... we have done this before in the past ... and being out of the country and not "easy" accessible, this would make things easier if there was a need.
Have a GREAT time!
oops - "notarized" ... hate not having spellcheck on this ... =0)
They will be perfectly fine...and prayers will definitely be said...for everything. I just know you both will enjoy and experience so much from this trip. You will be blessed and be a blessing for sure. Oh, and get awesome pictures for us, okay?
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