Greetings everyone! We have been back in the US for almost
two months now. I apologize for the delay in sending out an update. Life has
been a bit crazy since we got back. We praise God for a smooth trip back to TN
and for good health while we were traveling. The girls did great and we were so
thankful Aaron’s mom was able to travel back with us. She was so helpful. It
was sad to leave Kapsowar, but after much prayer, we knew it was time for us to
leave.
I think our first adjustment once we got back was getting
use to the hot and humid summer weather here in East TN. We really enjoyed
staying at my (Sonya’s) mom’s house for the first week we were back. It was a
nice time to be with family and get our sleeping schedules back on track. And
of course, not having to cook was extremely nice for me.
Overall, I feel like we have adjusted pretty well to life
here again. We have been very busy trying to get “life” figured out here. First
we needed cell phones and vehicles to drive. Thankfully, we are able to live in
a mission house during this transition time. The Lord helped us find a car
fairly quickly, and then just last week we were able to find a good deal on a
minivan. I am very thankful for Aaron who has spent so much time searching
online and making phone calls. Also we are thankful for our families who have
both let us borrow vehicles while we searched for our own.
Next on the list is a job for Aaron and to find a home.
Aaron has been very blessed to have several interviews. He has been
interviewing at different places for about 7 weeks. We are hoping that he will
be able to make a decision in the next week or two. Please pray for him to have
wisdom in that. As of today, I am 33 weeks pregnant. So we have 7 weeks before “baby
brother” arrives! My due date is Dec 1st. Once Aaron decides on a
job, then we will start looking for a house in that area. We do plan on staying
here in the Knoxville area for now.
We have also stayed busied with doctor’s appointments for
myself and for our girls. I have been able to see a thyroid doctor, which has
been really helpful. He is decreasing my medicine and watching my levels
carefully. I am feeling good in general and I am thankful for that. I have also
had two ultrasounds since we’ve been back and baby boy looks great! Praise God!
For those of you who don’t know……we thought we were having a girl until our
first ultrasound back here in the states and at that point we were told we were
having a BOY! It was quite exciting and surprising.
I know this is just a short update…..but it is a start. We
thank God for all of you who have followed us on this journey and those of you
who continue to pray for our family. We really appreciate it.
