Monday morning - 2 days!

Two days until lift off. It is certainly bearing down, isn't it!

This morning I was thinking about how thankful I am to all who are supporting us. I'm thankful for the people who are providing prayer and financial support. I am thankful for the church, particularly Pastor Bill Towne and his prayers for us yesterday. I'm thankful to the parents of the kids on the trip and their remarkable support, their willingness to jump in and take care of last minute needs.

I'm thankful to John, and once again offer our condolences that he can't make the trip with us. I'm thankful for Lance and his ability to jump in at the last moment and do a "bang-up" job of getting us ready. I'm thankful to Juli and Kennedy and the rest of the Eternal Impact team for all of their efforts in arranging this trip.

I'm also thankful for the many friends who are offering encouragement and excitement to all of us. Over the past few days, I've had many people come up and start asking me about the trip and state "I've always wanted to do something like that!" That helps!

And most of all, I'm thankful to our Lord for providing all of the above! Without Him, none of this would be possible.

Oh, and one final thank you to the Mom's of the kids on the trip. Thank you for not arranging matching t-shirts for all of us!