Adventure Coundown: Post #2

There are only 1 ½ weeks left until we hop on a plane to Denver, to London, then Beirut. On the way back, we’ll fly from Beirut, to Frankfurt, to San Francisco, then to Sacramento. Sheesh. We’re planning on missed flights and lost luggage, so if anything (including us) actually makes it to our final destination as planned, then we’ll be pleasantly surprised. :)

We’ve been collecting presents, packages, and other important items (like Best Foods Light Mayonnaise and eye contact solution) for our friends, Mrs. Good Earth Tea and Mr. Toastmaster. It’s going to be like Christmas in August for them! The love of their families and friends is very encouraging to witness. We visited with Good Earth’s mom (she lives about two hours south of us) on Sunday to talk about her trip there 8 months ago to Lebanon, look at pictures, and pick up more great stuff. It was inspiring to share lunch with her and prepare ourselves via her experiences and wisdom.

During recent communication with our friends, Chicken Wing and I would like to ask for prayer for the following:

· Enlightening personal stories that we can tell to demonstrate our beliefs, that will cut through any cultural barriers and communicate the Truth in love.

· Arranging prep logistics (all the details of leaving can be a little overwhelming – dog care, cat care, house care, clown care, airport rides, *hair cuts, culturally appropriate apparel, etc).

· Good times together – times of laughter, fun, and complete silliness. Things can get pretty serious over there, and although there is a time for serious stuff, there is also a time for laughing and dancing (Ecclesiastes 3:4).

Support keeps rolling in as well – we continue to be blown away by your prayers and dollars. We plan on writing an “official” letter at the end of our trip that will include a big personal THANK YOU to each one of you, stories, and a complex financial spreadsheet. :)

Pray on, dudes!

* We must bid farewell to Chicken Wing's shoulder-length ringlets. We understand that long hair on guys can be taken as a symbol of belonging to a specific political party.... any guesses on what political party it might represent?!