A Tribute...

Our last week before we moved to Thailand was a whirlwind. When moving, you always end up with more stuff than you thought you had. We were no exception. Thankfully, we knew the person who was going to take over our apartment lease, a church member Danny and his roommates. It was a huge relief, but also a big mess that we left for them. How crazy is it that I had a load of laundry in the dryer that wasn't done before we drove to the airport! We are so thankful for Danny, as well as Swan, Charles, and Paul who've had to deal with the disaster we left behind.

Our old bible study group met at our old place and emailed us some pictures...

Aww, we miss you guys!

And here's the gift we left for Danny & his roommates before we moved out:

On a side note, during our early months here, Ian's Sunday school teacher had him make a prayer box he could hang on the door:

 He had to color drawings of family members he would pray for...I think that's brother, grandma, sister, parents (clockwise):

 When we got home, I asked if he wanted to make some new drawings of others he wanted to keep in prayer, so he drew (from left to right)...one of Swan's girls (can't remember which), cousins Justin & Jakey (the combover look are hats worn sideways), (can't remember who the next drawing is) & pet fish Coral that we left with friends:

 Then there was this...he said he's praying for our home & guess who that is:

Uncle Danny! Looks just like him, no?