Tie your shoes! We are in the 50-yard dash in preparation to
leave for Belize on Sunday. We are packing tonight in Conway, Arkansas and in Tulsa,
Oklahoma later this week. As those of you who have traveled on a mission trip know,
everyone is scrambling to make sure we have everything we need to pack the
trunks and our suitcases. I personally have my family scattered all over taking
care of last minute details. I sent my mom east today to finish up some of
those details, and I headed west to meet a pastor's wife from Stillwell Bible Baptist
Church in Clarksville, Arkansas. Of course, when we had to pick a meeting place
I said, "Do you drink coffee?” "Yes,” she replied. I suggested Starbucks
and she quickly said, “Yes.” I could tell that she was a woman totally after my
own heart. Now let me add . . . if you know me, I'm a Starbucks nut! I jokingly
tell people I own at least half of the company. Anyway, when Debbie showed up at
Starbucks, she had her precious daughter and two grandchildren. We all took time
to catch up a little on life and business (by the way, Happy 39th Anniversary, Debbie
and Jim). As we were preparing to leave, I had gone to throw something away and
returned to our corner just in time to see little three-year old Nora pointing and
saying something to her Grammy. I inquired, “What did she say?” Debbie laughed as
she repeated what Nora had just said. "Look Grammy! Our sign!” as she was pointing
to the Starbucks sign outside the business that you can spot from a mile away if
you are a Starbucks drinker. Hmmmmmmm . . . it may be ‘their’ sign, but I still think I own
half the company! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
Remember that starting Sunday, I will be blogging daily while
we are gone to keep you on the journey with us as we travel to Belize. Continue
to pray for the team as we leave the country and for the missionary women as we
join them in Belize. Pray for all that God wants to accomplish in them and us for
His Glory and His kingdom!
Thank you so much, again, to all of you who have prayed, given
and made gifts, and sponsored the missionary women to be able to get away with Him
for 4 days and 3 nights with no charge to them! What a blessing all of you are to
them!
Love you all so much,
His,
Vickie
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