A Jon Post
We are here… America of old and of new. To us this country is both familiar and foreign in equally comforting and disorienting/confusing parts.
Hugs, smiles, cultures that we know and love well. Huge and blemish-free fruits, pre-packaged foods, restaurant meals that could last me for all three daily meals, and cars that drive on the wrong side of the road.
We are here.
We left Maputo, home, friends, dog, and ministry at 5:30 PM on Tuesday and got here in Arizona 27 hours later. We hope you all know how thankful we are to those of you who prayed for our journey. We are so so so so so thankful. God blessed us with extra seats on all three of our connections and Anaya had plenty of room to nap, play and just be an incredible girl for 27 exhausting hours. Layne and I slept very little but that lack of sleep was made so much easier to handle by the fact that Anaya was a dream.
We arrived in the airport terminal and were greeted by many more friends and family than we had expected. What a blessing it is to be surrounded by men and women who love God and who love us.
Anaya wore a little onesie that Layne stitched especially for that greeting. “Big Sister.”
Yes, Anaya is going to be a big sister in (probably) June of 2012.
Layne is pregnant.
We will be here in Arizona until December 7th and we will fly toCorpus Christi,TX after that.
Please don’t forget to pray for us and, more importantly, please join us in prayer for the many friends, men, women and children in the hospital whom we miss dearly.
Isn’t it just amazing how God provides (the extra seats, Anaya being wonderful and off coarse you guys being preggies again). Yeah and congrats and lots of blessings going your way. I hope you enjoy your well deserved visit and yes we pray for everyone who you left behind. Love you guys.
I am so thankful for you save arrival home. Congratulations on the new little one. May your stay here in the States be one of refreshing, reconnecting with family, rejuvenating and intensifying your call to he mission field. May you gain a stronger support system so that the dreams and vision He’s given will become a reality upon your return. Again, thank you for consistanly keeping us in touch with your blog.
We will always hold you guy’s up in prayer. My prayer for this trip will be that God will allow you an dyour family a blessed time with all of us, and then retrun you safely to where He has called you. Where family are those who you touch, and do the will of God daily. Love ya’ll!
Hey, this is John’s momma, Kyle. If you come near Pasadena let us know. I would love to meet Anaya. I am so happy for all of you on the new little one due in June. I read your stuff all the time and wish I was there doing what you are doing!! I know it is hard but You must be the ones God wants to be there.. Seems you have made many friends and are making more. I do pray for you too. Please make time to rest and enjoy your stay.. Have some date night so your parents can babysit .. We love ya’ll very much stay strong, ok, Love Kyle
Yes to what Kyle said :-)