Our Homeless U.S. Tour...Part One

Our original plan was to return to Papua New Guinea at the end of June, which was also when we had to move out of our rental house. Now that our returning to PNG has been delayed until October, we've had to find a new place to live until then...and our next house isn't available yet! So, what do you do when you have nowhere to live?

Go on a month-long road trip, of course!

Actually, our extended time in the U.S. has turned out to be a blessing in disguise, partly because we're getting to reconnect with family, friends, and ministry partners that we probably wouldn't have had the time to see if we'd left as planned in June!

Here's a mini photo journal of our trip so far:

Visiting our good friend, Caleb Chesebro, and his boys in southern Indiana.

Sunset on Lake Michigan.

Brianna and Grayson got to meet my cousins' kids in Lansing, Illinois for the first time!

Look what we found in downtown Chicago!

In awe of "The Bean".

Brianna got to experience deep-dish, Chicago-style pizza...the sauce was on top!

So different from what we're used to in Papua New Guinea!

We got to stay with my Aunty Alice and Uncle Bob while we were in Illinois. We didn't want to leave!

Our next stop was Russell, Pennsylvania where our friends, the Cliffords, took us raspberry picking!

These didn't all make it home. :)

Thank you, Diane!

We found the biggest Christmas tree ever! We could even go inside to a big open space to play in!

Grayson was the first to find the "secret door" into the tree.

Next, we got to visit Niagara Falls in Buffalo, New York!

It was so special to enjoy time with our friends there!

Our next stop was to visit Matt's cousin, Erik, and his family in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Three years is a long time to be away from family, but it doesn't take long to become friends again. Brianna and Grayson had a blast dressing up in silly costumes!

Now, we've made it to Connecticut to my sister's house! We had a great hike in the woods yesterday.

We still have a little over two weeks to go until we head back to North Carolina. We're so thankful for the time that we have to spend with our family and friends that we so rarely get to see. We're overwhelmed by God's provision for us and are so thankful for our friends and ministry partners that we get to visit along the way!