Thursday, July 17, 2008

Boxes and Suitcases

If you drop by the house these days, that's what you'll see - boxes and suitcases. As the days are quickly passing by, we are preparing to leave our home behind. We moved into our house when Jacob, now 6 1/2 was only a couple of months old. We have since brought two more Kowalski babies home and have also watched them growing up here. This place holds alot of memories for us - our growing family, the friends who have shared their lives with us, our family who has been so supportive of us. And now, the fluery of activity to pack the lives of five people (including three growing and changing children) and leaving behind what we will not be able to take - giving away, selling, sorting, storing. We ask for your prayers as these are the decisions that have to made throughout the day...we really need wisdom. And please pray that peace would surround our home and our lives as we go through this process. Most of all, it is my prayer that we would be able to take the time to spend with those who mean so much to us, while we still have time left here.

Keith

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Our Flights are Booked!

It's official! We step on the plane August 21, for the start of our two year term in Botswana. The flight takes us from Saskatoon to Toronto, over to England, down to South Africa, and up to Gaborone. We arrive two days later (due to the time change) and arrive the afternoon of the 23rd in Botswana (Lord willing). In total we will be travelling for 21 hours in the air with around 16 hrs of layovers in 3 different airports. We covet your prayers as we prepare for departure and especially as we make this long journey.