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Day 1 - Surprise!

We are deeply saddened that one of our teammates became very ill and her and her husband can no longer join us on the mission trip. They have spent countless hours in meetings and preparations and our hearts are broken.

A few hours after we found out this news, Caleb said, “Maybe Timmy and I should go?” An hour after that we were changing names on the airline tickets and doing laundry and they joined the team!

God is full of surprises. I would never in a million years imagine this would have happened. I’m so excited to have our whole family serving together again!

We have landed in Miami and are waiting for our connecting flight. Praise God for travel mercies!

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  1. AnonymousDecember 27, 2024 at 10:10 AM

    That is incredible! God is so good. His plans are greater than ours.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 27, 2024 at 12:11 PM

    Wonderful. Continued prayers for your travels.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 27, 2024 at 2:08 PM

    Our God is good and He knew how this would turn out! Blessings on your family and the entire team!!!!

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  4. AnonymousDecember 28, 2024 at 11:44 AM

    God had this plan already. So glad Caleb and Tim are going. At the end of the trip could you let me know what you feel the reason was, it will be interesting to read what you say. Life’s Good

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  5. Audrey LubowickiDecember 28, 2024 at 5:53 PM

    So glad they had their pass ports ready too! God is good! We will be praying for you!!

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