Moving house

We moved out of our house on June 2nd, and moved over to the SIL missions compound across town, into the house of friends. I was so sad to move out of our house, which had been a real refuge in times of trouble during these three years. The move went smoothly and we were grateful for the help of all of our AIM colleagues in town, who came with their trucks (everyone has trucks here, which helps on moving day!) to move our things across town to the 40-foot shipping container at the AIM property. We are thankful for this container, where all our belongings will be safe and dry during this next year while we are gone in the USA. It does get quite hot in there though, so we've found another home for our DVDs and computers while we are away. The container is packed full - moving an entire house was a new experience for me, as we've never lived in more than an apartment, really. It was a big job and my back was pretty sore at the end of it. Right now we are in the furnished house of a friend, which is a huge blessing. There has been much less to pack up at the end, and we are getting ready to pack the suitcases to go to the USA on Saturday, 17 July. We leave here at 9:30 am on that day and fly 3 hours to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, where we spend the night. The next day at 4 pm, we fly to Dubai, a 5 hour flight. After a 3 hour layover in Dubai, we take the 13 hour flight to New York, where we'll be met by some very happy grandparents! - C