Hope is going home!

Only 5 days from now we will be on a flight to London and then onto Uganda. Hope, who in every sense of the word, is a new creature today will be travelling with us. It is hard to believe that only 8 months ago she was laying in a coma and we didn't know if we would ever hear her silly laugh or see her infectious smile again. We are more than grateful that our family is still whole.

While she is still recovering, and will be for several years, we are approaching this trip differently than we have in the past. We used to be completely focused on who we were going to see, what we would be doing, etc. Now our main focus is to see that she is exposed carefully to her home and the experiences that she is so familiar with. Our focus is in going where God calls us while we are on mission with our family. It is an interesting twist!

She is excited for the visit and wants to see the kids and families. She is nervous about the travel and the extra stimuli that can tire her brain and make life exhausting. The doctor felt strongly that she needed the exposure and wants us to focus on learning coping skills with "new" information even if it is old and familiar. We will be carefully navigating through the trip taking in account her healing brain. 

Please continue to pray for our mission in a mission as we travel to Uganda. Hope is alive and on her way home!

Hope playing volleyball after 6 months of recovery