Grandpa is here! All the kids are excited to see G’pa. I think especially Theo who keeps touching his gotee, ears, and looking at him with satisfaction to have a grandparent close at hand.
He is here for 2 weeks to help pack up our lives here. We are also encouraged that he has cared enough to come help us. Nate’s parents recently returned from mission work in France so also know the strains and difficulties of returning from the mission field to the States. They are aware of the surface comments “nice to have you back” ”where were you?” but lack of questions to know more about their ministry and experience in France. So, it is good to talk to them. They had suggested the book “Serving as Senders” which has insightful advice also for being sensitive to returning missionaries. We would like to pass on the recommendation to any interested.
Along with G’pa in the house, we also have Krista who is a CAM intern that will be in Ubeda over this next year helping with youth work. Nate is helping to get her oriented. She is staying with us while looking for an apartment.
The house is full and life is busy with keeping up homeschool, packing, closing up and passing on life here…but we are enjoying the company as well. We still have a good handful of people to say goodbye to, but we have a month left.
Nate’s dad was asked to share his testimony at church next Sunday. Nate will translate. Although he didn’t come to be a tourist, we do want to take him to the Alhambra. We were there when the girls were little and the boys have never been.
G'pa trying to get Alley to warm up to him
Theo loves G'pa and finds him very interesting
Sunday lunch/afternoon coffee w/ G'pa, Krista, and Luisa
