We arrived back in the states yesterday morning, a full three hours before we left Melbourne. The international date line sure can make everything weird. The flight was good for me, which is unusual, I got some sleep and didn't feel that bad when I got home. But the girls really didn't sleep much on the plane at all. After a very long process of getting our dog winston we went to Raquel's biological fathers house where we will be staying the next week or so. We didn't think we could get through the day without a little nap so we layed down, wound up sleeping for two hours. Then we all went to bed around 10:30 when we were all tired again. And I slept til 9:30 which is unheard of for me, but the girls had to woken up at 11. We went to bed this second day at around 11 hoping to get back on a regular schedule I fell asleep but here I am awake at 2:30 in the morning with no real sign of sleeping again. Isn't jet lag wonderful.
I would just like to say to all of our Australian friends and supporters that the last four years have been the most rewarding and fruitful times of our life. I feel like I have learned heaps, and have grown in many ways, and this is all a result of the amazing people we have been privlidged to journey with the last few years.
It was wonderful to see so many people gather to wish us a farewell. Saturday evening was so special.
The last day with our church communitites was as you would expect all too emotional. There was much weeping, and I literally sobbed when leaving the Cave. But this was just a warm up. A number of the wonderful people from the Cave came to help us finish all of our clean up so we could get our rental bond back, and afterwards the red West crew sat and had a time of sharing, it ended with a whole room full of sobbing the "man sized" tissues Chris purchased came in handy.
The trip to the airport was a bit stressful as it usually is, but in the end we got there on time, all of our luggage was right on the proper weight, and we had an hour to have breakfast with those you accompanied us to the airport. Man, things got really messy when we said goodbye at the airport. This community thing is really hard when you have to leave.
I love all of you who have become a part of our kingdom family, you are all welcome to visit, and we will hopefully be back to visit as well.
rev
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Welcome back home to the States rev!
How many bust-ups, disagreements, "robust discussions" and doctrinal fights did it take to move you back to the US of A, Rev?
How many broken relationships, failed opportunities and unfulfilled plans did you leave behind?
well David, there were a few bust-ups, fights and discussions. A couple of broken relationships, failed opportunities and unfulfilled plans. But that is the way life is, never been any different.
The truth is we wanted to stay in Melbourne, but could not afford the overseas rates for our eldest daughters uni. Had some dreams that made us question whether it was time to go home, and spoke about them with our community who agreed that God was telling us something. And finally as a confirmation of the whole thing our visa was not approved. I suspect a government conspiracy.
by the way thanks for lunch, you are such a sweety in real life.
rev
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