And the Journey Continues...

We departed from Cedarmore early last Monday morning.  In one weeks time so many things happened!  Here is a brief update.


On Monday night we stayed in Ohio with Josh and Andi Chasteen.  Josh and Trey grew up together in Ohio.  It was so much fun getting to catch up on life.  Tuesday morning I received a phone call from my mom.  My Papaw Ballou had passed away on Monday night.


Papaw had been sick and battling with cancer for quite some time.  While he will be incredibly missed it is so good to know that he is no longer suffering.  Tuesday was an emotional day as we longed to be at home with family but were not able to head to Corbin until Friday.


We traveled to Michigan to meet with the board of Baptist Haiti Mission.  It was great getting to place faces with the names of people we had heard so much about as we have prepared for our move to Haiti.  The meeting was very encouraging and very informative. It made us even more excited and ready to move to Haiti!  Below is a picture of Trey and I before the meeting at a beach on Lake Michigan.

After our meeting in Michigan we were on the road to Corbin.  The funeral for Papaw was on Saturday.  I was amazed by the strength of my Mamaw Peggy throughout the entire day.  After 55 years of marriage her love for my Papaw was incredibly strong.  Although we are all sad it is amazing to think that he is now with Jesus.  He is truly seeing his faith come to life!  Thoughts of this amazing reunion and many others provide a peace and a comfort that can only come from the Lord during this time of great loss.


Sunday morning my sister Dalice moved to Western Kentucky University to begin her freshman year of college!  We are so excited for her and all that she will experience throughout these next few years.  We are so proud of her and excited to see where the Lord leads her.  We already look forward to many many skype dates.


Also, early early Sunday morning we traveled to Louisville to share about our upcoming time in Haiti with our Crossing Church family.  We have been out of pocket for so long because of being at camp that this was the first opportunity we had to be able to share with our church home.  After the service our sweet friends Jeremy and Lauren Skarda through a going away picnic for us.

In this picture are several of our closest friends.  We laugh together, cry together, challenge one another, and simply do life together.  It was difficult to say our goodbyes but it is amazing to reflect on the faithfulness of our Lord in giving us such amazing relationships.  We pray that over the next several months we will be able to stay in touch and even possibly have some amazing friends come see us in Haiti!


We are now back in Corbin and spending some time with family.  It is very relaxing right now and for that we are extremely thankful!  We will now rest hard as we know that the time to work hard is quickly approaching.