On My Way to Yemen

We dropped Waldo off yesterday at the airport around 3:30 to begin his long trek to nowhere, I mean Yemen. After months of waiting, his passport/visa was delivered in the morning to be used that same afternoon.  Imagine the emotional drama if a dog just happened to stop by our front door and decide to take off with the envelope.   


Baby S (aka Young Yeller) was oblivious, but G was upset, naturally.  She cried for some time, but stopped after we got to base to pick up paperwork.  I am very thankful I don't have to worry about selling a car.... 


In my attempts to cheer her up, G got a chance to speak to Waldo while he checked his 4 pieces of luggage and was also offered a hot chocolate (on a hot Florida day) to have after dinner. 


Here are a few pictures I quickly snapped as we stopped to unload luggage. 



Waldo & G



Waldo & G




Baby S

 



 

We got a chance to text this morning while Waldo waited in Frankfurt for his connecting flight to Istanbul. 

As for G's whereabouts...she is visiting Cracker Country (a field trip the school organized).  I am still trying to figure out what sort of trip she is on!

A Beaming White Soul

In John 3:5 Jesus states:  “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Baptisms occurs but once.  It is an invitation to everlasting life.  Our old self dies and we are born again of living water.  God embraces us, the Holy Spirit seals us, and we belong to Christ forever.  It is only through God's grace that we are saved as we have not done anything to deserve such invitation. 

Baby S was given to Jesus on a blessed September day.  To Him she belongs as does everything else under the heavens.