January 24th, at 2 pm, in the Solomon Islands 🇸🇧 , we headed for America 🇺🇸 . We made it to Fiji, and then because of weather, went on to LA, landing on January 24th, at 12 pm! (Does that make us time travelers?) We had circumnavigated the globe in 1,776 days! 😆 (Because of covid we had started in LA and flown to Dallas, then Qatar, then Australia, then finally arriving in the Solomon Islands, and now, 5 years later, we landed back in LA.)
Abi was able to come to Orlando while we were there, and volunteer at Refresh!, working in Asiel’s classroom. She surprised everyone, except me, I helped plan all along. It was fun to spend so much time with her. We get to see her again on her spring break.
Refresh! was a great time of camaraderie, learning, and good food! Wow! The kids got to experience a lot of things for the first time in 5 years. It was a perfect landing place for us.
We headed to Daytona Beach to visit friends we made in the Solomon Islands. We have been here for almost a week, and we have visited lots of libraries and playgrounds. We managed to get some warm clothes, and a stroller! Praise God for thrift stores!
Up next, Merritt Island to visit friends and supporters. Teen Missions is there, and it was where I first fell in love with serving God through missions, and I am excited to show my kids where I went to the Lord’s Boot Camp!