April 7, 2011
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My big girl,
Aidyn. I think I am going to try to write you 3 or 4 letters a year now. You are still growing so fast, but if I write much more than that…. this gift will start to be overwhelming, I think.
My favorite thing about you now- you ask us EVERY DAY ….
“Mommy, are we going to be missionaries?”
It’s an amazing, constant reminder that we don’t have to be in Africa to be missionaries. God has called us to talk about Him every day… no matter where we are. You’re helping to keep me and Daddy accountable to that. So, thank you.
As far as things go with the IMB, we have submitted a job request for a country in North Africa and should hear back in the next week or so as to whether they approve us for this position. I have already been looking at apartments, schools… etc. Home schooling would be illegal there, so I’ve been talking to God a lot about that. My heart still races when I think about you being at school without me… but I have peace about it, too. If God opens the door for us to move to this city, we are going whole-heartedly, trusting that He will provide us with every single thing we might need in the process and when we are there.
As far as a two-year-old understanding of what an international missionary is… you have it down. Conversation:
“Aidyn, what’s a missionary?”
”We’re gonna tell errrry-body about Jesus, mom.”
“Where are we going to be missionaries?”
”We are going to Ahhh-fruh-ca! Gonna meet new friends ‘n tell ‘em ’bout Jesus!”
“How are we going to get there?”
”We’re gonna fly ‘cross the whooooolllle ocean!…… I’M EXCITED!!”Bless my heart.
My sweet baby.
I love you so much. So, so, SO much.
