January 12th, Tyrone and I walked down the gangway in the rain. I thought I would be distraught, but I was actually so excited. I had so much to look forward to. Don’t get me wrong I definitely miss the ship, but it was time to move on.
After leaving the hip we spent an amazing month traveling all over Europe. We went to Dublin, Madrid, Rome, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Brussels, Sheffield, leeds, Kirkubright, and Edinburgh. Some of the places we visited dear Mercy Ship friends and other places Tyrone and I explored the city together. All of it was amazing, although the constant traveling was exhausting. I am so thankful for this time. It was a great time of reflection and transition.
After our whirl wind tour we stayed with Tyrone’s sister and her family. It was so great to hang out with them and see how much our neice and nephews have grow. We stayed there for 10 days and unfortunately we were very busy trying to get every thing ready in order for me to take a travel nursing assignment. I am still in awe that I actually got an assignment exactly where I wanted to be when the travel nursing industry is struggling so badly. All I is “Praise the Lord!!”
Now, I am sitting in the ancorage cafe at the IOC in Tyler, TX trying to make sense of it all. I have spent the last 3 days spending time with my dear friend Jennifer, which has been so great to catch up with her. We have also had a chance to meet up with other friends here in Tyler. Tyrone and I shared with our Sunday School class at Grace Community Church about our time on the Africa Mercy. I love sharing our experience with others.
Tomarow we fly to San Jose, Ca. My travel company is providing us an apartment in South San Francisco. I am so excited to cook, do laundry in our apartment, go grocery shopping, go to the park, and work at a hospital and get payed for it. I am so excited to live near my friends and be a part of my old Bible study and be in a group of people who know me.
Please pray
that Tyrone finds a job were he can be challanged and enjoys his job
we find a reliable, cheap, used car
that I can find a permanent job when my travel assignment is over in 8 weeks
we continue to adjust back to American life
we continue to grow in our marriage and our relationship with the Lord
we find ways to serve the Lord in short term missions or community missions.
We will continue to update our blog so stay tuned. Thank you for all your support through out the year.
Right on! Glad it is all working out. SF sounds lovely. We enjoyed your visit to Sheffield. Take care, Nigel
I will definitely be praying for you two. Looking forward to see what God has planned for your lives.