Out o' Here!

My baby is out of the country. Kristen left for the Dominican Republic Sunday. We got word that she arrived safely and today, that they had breakfast, were leaving for their first full day of working, and all were doing well.

Kristen came to us months ago and said that she felt God was telling her she was going to the Dominican Republic this year. (Good thing, they're not doing the trip next year!) We prayed about it and didn't feel any hesitation to her going on the trip. We just had one requirement for her: If God provided all the money ($1800), she would give Him all the glory. If God didn't provide the money, she would give Him all the glory. Through the generous giving of friends and family, she got $1270 in by the week before she was to leave. A friend of her dad's and her dad gave the last $530 she needed. She had the greatest look of awe, relief, joy, and amazement that I've ever seen grace her face.

A day or two before she left, she started to get cold feet. We did everything we could think of to reassure her. She knew she was going, she was just anxious about leaving all the comforts of home. (I told her she better not do this on her wedding day! :-) ) When we got to the school, 30 minutes before she left for the San Francisco airport, she was still apprehensive, but was reassured by fellow students, some of whom went last year, teachers, and parents. And off she went.






It sure is quiet here without her. I can't tell if the cat knows she's gone or not. There is a lot less laundry and dishes. All adjustments until she comes home.

Thank you to those who gave to make this trip possible. I'll post pictures and stories when she returns July 11th. Can't wait to pick her up in San Francisco.

Blessings on this late Wednesday.