July Update
One of our last times of hanging out with our team at the Confederations Cup. USA vs Brazil in our back yard!
It was hard to say goodbye to everyone in South Africa. Pastor Vincent had the whole church come up and hug us one at a time at the last service and it felt sad to be leaving when we feel like we have just started getting into peoples lives. It was hard to say goodbye to our interns/house mates/friends/fellow revolutionaries. We know that God is going to take the great things that He has planted in each of us and cause it to grow in the years to come. My prayer is the spark that was struck in Southern Africa will turn into a fierce furnace for the King and His Kingdom! Hey, we’re serious!
Saying goodbye to friends at the Powerhouse church was difficult. We miss them incredibly!
We are back in the States and adjusting to life. It seems surreal and odd as we catch up with folks and share about our experience in Africa and hear about their year. It was good to have a break in Greece en-route home. Yes Greece! It was incredible. We considered it our baby-moon… the last hoorah before the baby comes. And it was a ridiculous! We spent time in Athens on Mars Hill where Paul debated with the Athenians. We got to visit the islands of Santorini and Mykinos. Both were gorgeously beautiful. We just felt so loved and spoiled rotten by the Lord that we could be there. It was the perfect place as we processed our transition out of Africa.
Santorini, Greece is about the most beautiful place you can visit.
You can see more of our trips of the trip on Allan’s FaceBook page.
We arrived back here in the States with lost baggage, a cancelled flight adding almost an extra day to the trip but great gladness once we saw Mom and Dad Herwaldt at the Detroit Airport. They have been great giving us a car and a phone to use, groceries, and a place to stay. It’s good to be home now just to get over the jet lag.
Us at the old port in Mykinos. Amazing!
Prayer Requests
1. Transition. We have a place to stay in for the next month and a half as we house sit just outside of East Lansing. It’s glorious, corn field front and back!
2. Direction regarding buying, renting, etc
3. Praise- Thank God for a good year following hard after Him.
Flying into NY it felt good to be back in the U.S.
Again, thanks to everyone who supported us this year! Thanks for everyone who visited us and made the 18+hr flight to South Africa! We love you guys and hope to see you in person over this summer.
Love, Allan and Annie
