Friday, November 03, 2006

Preparing to Leave

The past few weeks we have been finalizing our leaving for Uganda. I never knew there was so much to do before moving to a new country. We have been getting our shots, mailing off luggage, mailing off books, finalizing our funding, saying good bye to friends & family, and a host of other little details that the everyday person never thinks about. We have also been able to celebrate Erica's brothers and mothers birthdays and I was even priviledged to go to the Louisville Vs West Virginia football game.

We are so thankful though for how Jesus continues to show us His faithfulness. We have been blessed by the quality time we have had with Erica's family and many of our supporters. As the reality of leaving begins to built up so does our continued reliance on the Lord. Jesus has provided 100% of our funding and we have been officially released to leave for Uganda on Nov. 11th. Please keep us in your prayers as we travel and adjust to a new life and culture. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

11 comments:

Alex said...

good luck in Africa
my prayers are with u guys

god bless
Alex from Delanco
(the guy john ran into while playing vollyball) lol

c ya

John and Erica said...

you are pretty funny Alex. Thanks for your prayers. Keep trusting Jesus and spending time with Him daily.

Talk to you from Uganda,

John

Anonymous said...

good luck in africa and iwill be praying for you love your blog page

John and Erica said...

Trish & Jeremiah,

Thanks so much for your prayes and we miss you guys a ton. Say hi to the Sharptown crew for us. We'll give you a call before we go.

John and Erica said...

Jennifer,

You are so sweet and we miss ya'll a ton. We are stressing trying to pack up, but it's coming together. We'll call you before we go on Sat. Praying for you at Takeda and say hi to the girls for us.

John and Erica said...

Thanks Hannah!! We need your prayers and trust you are doing well!

Cydil said...

Thanks for sending us the blog link! I've saved it to our favorites and look forward to keeping up with you both this way. Looking forward to seeing you in the morning! Take care, Cydil

Ric Tucker said...

Hey John & Erica,

I finally get chance to read your blog and you leave the country that day! What's up with that?

;o)

We're praying for you guys and know that the Holy Spirit will go with you two.

Oh, love the blog!

Remember: I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. 1 Corinthians 3:6

Have a blessed ministry.

Papa Tuck

Teddy G said...

Jambo!!!

Hopefully you guys have landed safely somewhere!!! Enjoy the trip over and best of luck getting used to a new country.

We are all praying for the two of you and the success of your mission.

Teddy Gibson

BRinehimer said...

Hey, J&E!

Love your blog!

Great to pray w/U enroute to Rome!

Phil. 4:6-7

Love & prayers always

Mom & Dad

Paul, Karyn, Philip said...

Hey guys! Wondering how you are! Have you run in to Tom and Katie?! You are in our prayers and we will e-mail and update you soon! Great pic of you two!