All is packed and we are ready to go! The flight leaves Phoenix Sunday at 5:05 PM, and then it leaves Los Angeles at 9:30 PM. We fly for almost 13 hours and, thanks to crossing the international date line, arrives in Auckland Tuesday morning at 6:30! Kris' brother Andy will pick us up at the airport and drive us to their home in Tairua, where we will spend a week relaxing with the family. Then on Wednesday, October 27 we will take the train down to Wellington! The church has graciously arranged for us to stay with a family until we find a place to rent.
We are so excited to be leaving, yet it is still quite surreal. We are actually moving, not just going on a vacation! We will try to update the blog and post pictures as soon as we get a chance.
Prayer requests: Safe flights, our bags make it to Auckland with us, good time with family, prayers for our families/friends that we leave behind, that God would provide us with a nice and affordable place to rent, and that He would prepare us for the things he wants to do in us and through us.
Today is a bittersweet parting. We send you off knowing that you are in God's hands and that this day is what we have been praying for, but we will miss you terribly. I'm expecting pictures. We love you and we're praying for you, AZ Mom & Dad
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