Over two days later with a total of fifty-seven hours of travel - we finally made it to Pennsylvania! Below is a condensed version of our trip on video.
Will continue to keep you all in our prayers. The train trip looked like an adventure! I'm originally from PA, a small town called Dushore, in Sullivan County. I hope you are getting more sleep now. God bless your family. Cassie and Patrick Phillips
If your in-laws know Dushore, my folks owned and ran Miller's Hardware Store on Rt.220. Mother, Rosie, passed away in 2014 at age 91. I was Cassie Miller. Yes, I know Towanda, Athens, Sayre, etc. My old stomping grounds!
You guys are hilarious! And really enjoyable to watch. I have know idea where you find the time to edit a video with four kids bouncing around you all the time. Keep it up. Love you guys! Tallis
On Friday, Carmen, the girls, and I left for Arusha. We have some meetings with MAF regarding our future move to Arusha and scheduling. The boys are staying in Dar Es Salaam with Dinah. We plan to return to Dar Keshokutwa (the day after tomorrow) which will be Monday. We would appreciate prayer for the meetings on Monday with MAF. There are many things such as flight testing, Tanzania pilot certification, and our move which need to be discussed. Since Carmen and I have been carrying the girls with us wherever we have gone, they have been quite a hit. The Tanzanian women really love to hold them and are always asking if they can get selfies with them. They have been a great way to make friends and start conversations. The girls in the previous picture gave her back apologising because they got lipstick on her head. No, this is not Kilimanjaro, though Kili is nearby. It is Mount Meru at 14,692 feet (4,562m). It is a dormant volcano with its last eruption,...
6:30 Monday morning last week I awoke, fresh and ready to conquer the day. Since Dinah was in South Africa to renew her visa, I have the day off from language classes. I have a daunting 'To Do' list to begin hacking away at. Some of these, such as emails and taxes, had been put off for far too long. Optimistic that I could check off a fair amount, I go about getting ready for the day and then heading out to the SIL office. 8:10 Settling down into my chair I let out a sigh, "Ahhhh, finally. Aircon and some quite all to myself." Just perfect. Well, First things first. My desktop had taken the appearance of a delicious steak covered in flies and I can hardly even tell what picture lays underneath. Much better. Next, taxes or email? Email wins out. Besides, I have been procrastinating on getting taxes together for so long that I might as well continue. 8:55 And thus proceeds the morning…until I receive a call from Carmen that she is planning on going...
Jason collected all kinds of things and put them into the compartment under his seat. Those are actually boats the boys are looking at. Silas effectively got into one, untied it, started to drift, and FREAKED out. It was funny. The wildlife in this park were "crawling out of the cracks" And I tried to get some good pictures of Carmen...the boys did not have the same objective.
A few weeks ago we found out that the Christian school which Silas and Jason are attending was in need of a principle. Carmen's parents are both teachers and having cross culture experience we mentioned in passing that they should come... We could never have imagined, but they will be coming to Arusha in 10 days! They will be staying in a house that is less than a ten minute walk down the road. At first, this sounded too good to be true, but it is quickly becoming a reality. We will actually have family in Tanzania! This has been a very big step of faith for them and we would encourage you to help them out if you can. Below is their letter with more information. Dear Family and Friends, Recently our work at ProCare Physical Therapy came to an end. With this closing of a chapter in our lives God has opened the door to an exciting new opportunity to serve Him in Tanzania! Moving to Africa in Ten Days! After much prayer and consideration, we have accep...
That was so beautiful Congrats and thank God you made it to Pa safely.
ReplyDeleteLove you guys! Merry Christmas! Elmer Doris Derick Vinson Violet
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you! It is fun seeing pictures of your family at my parents place. We hope you are doing well.
DeleteWill continue to keep you all in our prayers. The train trip looked like an adventure! I'm originally from PA, a small town called Dushore, in Sullivan County. I hope you are getting more sleep now. God bless your family.
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Wow! Small world. Dushore is not that far from here. We are just north of Towanda. Getting more sleep now for sure and enjoying family.
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ReplyDeleteIf your in-laws know Dushore, my folks owned and ran Miller's Hardware Store on Rt.220. Mother, Rosie, passed away in 2014 at age 91. I was Cassie Miller. Yes, I know Towanda, Athens, Sayre, etc. My old stomping grounds!
ReplyDeleteYou guys are hilarious! And really enjoyable to watch. I have know idea where you find the time to edit a video with four kids bouncing around you all the time. Keep it up. Love you guys!
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