On Our Way

Well, we have said our goodbyes to our California friends and our missionary class.  We have rented out our home, and given away, sold, or discarded all of our possessions, except for what we put in a five-by-ten ft. storage unit and the two suitcases per person to take with us.  We had four months in the Mission House in Los Angeles, preparing for our mission.  It seemed at times that time stood still, and sometimes that it flew by!  Overall, it was a great time of transition for us.  Now we have several weeks to visit family in the Midwest and East Coast before we fly to Cameroon on July 23.

Ten Things We Liked About the Mission House:

·         Huge meals, living in community with great people, lots of fun and laughter

·         Daily prayer in community (including kids), daily Mass in the parish chapel

·         Quality formation classes to prepare us for mission

·         Our three kids and the Powers’ three kids playing so nicely together

·         Pizza and movie nights on Fridays, with big screen and projector

·         Being next to the parish, with basketball courts (Josh loved to play BB every day)

·         Emily learning to ride a bike, and losing a tooth during Good Friday liturgy

·         Walk-in toy closet with lots of games

·         Having a chapel in the house with Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament

·         Celebrating all three kids’ birthdays, Jessica’s first communion, and other events, including our commissioning as Lay Mission-Helpers