Whew!! What a Week!!

Whew! It has been quite a week! I can't believe tomorrow's Monday already. Thursday night we had the privilege of having the Uganda Go 2010 Team come {along with their families} for dinner at our home. We were even able to Skype or talk via cell to the other members of the team that are bloggy friends. So basically everyone met everyone. It was way cool.

I hadn't had a chance to tell you guys, but you know Bill & Lynsay from China - you know - our "kids" - yeah, well Bill is joining the Uganda GO team. He is meeting up with the team on their layover before they head to Africa - how amazingly cool is that? I am so jealous!! Dw, Em and Gray get to see Bill!!! I am still trying to figure a way to FAX or text Lynsay and the girls home to spend the 2 weeks with me here!! So if anyone has any clue on the technological side of FAXing or texting live people home - let me know!! =)

Yesterday Girlfriends {the womens ministry from our church} went to neighboring city for a live simulcast of Beth Moore as she spoke on "So Long Insecurity"....it was awesome. Many, many women were forever changed - no doubt - and we had a blast!!!

Gratefulness and special thanks to each of you who prayed as I spoke at both of our morning services today. No doubt the Lord was working and lives were touched and many began the process of being set free from the chains of abuse! Amazing how God can take and make such beauty out of ashes. He is, indeed, the Miracle-working, Mountain-moving, Awe-inspiring, Gasp-giving God.

On a very sad and heartbreaking note, Mark has been very unhappy here for weeks. He is angry. He does not want to live with us anymore and he "is never coming back again." ugh. Sometimes life is just not 'fun'. We understand he is grieving and that he has had to leave the only home he has ever known, but he has moved from sad to making life not nice for us. Dw and his brothers have made the decision to move him back. He will probably have to live in a nursing home of some sort. They are from a little teeny, tiny town. Even though he knows he is leaving Mark continues to be mad - especially at me and the kids. It has been a difficult time. We really were excited to care for him for the rest of his life. But it has been some really difficult days. Thank you to all who have prayed. He will be leaving in a few weeks.

Lastly - after hours of prayer and tons of looking - we finally found a 12 passenger van!! We are so absolutely stinkin' excited about that. I think it is a 2009 {that's such a guy thing, right? It runs and will seat us all - that's the details I care about.} Where we found it is the coolest part of all - right near Tyler and Sarah. Is that fun or what?? So in the next few days, Dw & Graham will be flying to stay a night with Ty and Sarah...and then Ty and Daddy and Graham will have a little 'guys' trip and drive it across country to bring it home. Tyler will spend a few days with us *giddy with delight* {Sarah is having finals at the moment, but how we wish she could come too!!} But we are tickled to pieces that big brother will be home for a few days {and he'll get to meet Jubilee!!} - Yippee Jesus!!