Hump Day

Today, July 10th, marks the halfway point of our Mozambican mission experience. It has been a richer and more joyful experience than I had anticipated, but also more challenging (my mother, we're she alive, would tell me that those two factors are closely correlatd). Honestly, it seems like we have been here for years already, but the days and weeks pass quickly and we are very rarely lacking interesting things to do. We remain healthy, still love each other (though living and communicating together 24/7 is among the unexpected interesting challenges). We are delighted to be here and doing what we are doing. We put our children on a plane this early morning in Maputo (way at the bottom of Mozambique) and begin the long road back to our home in Quelimane. Debbie has mentioned that it is always tough going back home after seeing the homes and houses of others (yes, ours is a bit of a dump and does not compare particularly favorably with the homes of other missionary couples here (but then, it is so much better than we feared before coming that we figure we should still be nothing but grateful).