We have returned from Dakar, Senegal where we took Amber and Sierra to their new school, Dakar Academy. Our partings were not as emotional as I had expected. We were able to be around for a few days after they started their classes and were able to meet their teachers, dorm parents and some of their classmates. We were so impressed with the school's standards and their welcoming spirit. The girls made friends quickly and they were truely enjoying themselves. As we gathered together one last time we exchanged blessings, hugs, laughter, and got a little teary-eyed, but peace flooded over us and we knew that at this momemt in their lives this is where God wanted them. As Nadia, Alan, and I boarded the plane back to Europe we felt their absence, but it didn't truely hit us until we entered a very quiet home back in Greece.
Please pray for our family as we make these new adjustments. Pray for Amber and Sierra as school starts to require more of their attention and study hours. Pray for Nadia as she starts 7th grade this year at a sports school. Pray for Whitney as she prays about how to use her newly aquired free time. Pray for Alan as he and his Greek co-worker launch the "Discipling a Whole Nation" survey's to the Greek pastors of Athen's and Thessaloniki this Fall.
