Two shots down and two more to go

Well I have two shots down and two more to go. I had my Hepatitus A&B done and my Polio done today. In January I will have the last of the Hepatitus A&B and Typhoid done. I should be pretty healthy I think. LOL I have been working out lately too. We started The Biggest Looser at work and I have been going to the gym 3 times a week. I really enjoy it. I have had a lot of people ask me why I am doing this. Well I am doing this for this trip and because I am really out of shape. Let alone I don't eat very well either. So this has helped me tone up and eat better. I am very glad that I have started this. Now I need to go shopping and get some skirts and some material to make me a couple of skirts too. :) I should find some great deals by now. It is for sure going to be a great experiance. I am not sure if I have mentioned that we will be feeding 465 people I believe each day. That is a lot of people but just to think we will be doing this for them. Also one of their goals is to have a hospital around there. The medical care around there is not very good and they need Dr's and everything to have better health care. If there is something you want to pray about please pray for that. I was also told there were a lot of orphanages around there too. I asked if we could visit one and they said of course. That is going to interesting too. I am so excited about this trip. This trip is going to be a life changing experiance for sure and I am ready to help. I am ready to do what is expected of me.

Another thing to check off our list

So I come home today from going to the gym and I see on our table in the kitchen our passports. I was so excited. We mailed them out on Monday the 14th and BAM! We already have them. How cool. We can not only go to Africa but anywhere else in the world. How neat! We shared our excitement with Billy and Melissa and the boys today at Pizza Hut. Billy is going with us to Africa he is our Brother in law. His wife Melissa is Kevin's sister. Just to clarify all that. We were talking to Billy about the trip and where he would like to go in London while we are there and also about the safari's we would like to go on while we are in Africa. So it was good to know that we are pretty much on the same page with that. It was a great time with them. Well I would love to write more, but I am very tired and that is so far all I know about our trip to Africa. Just another thing to check off and bringing us closer to our trip. Talk to you all later.

Since I started my blog yesterday, I can tell you what else I did yesterday for our trip. Ok this is more for me but I needed them. LOL I bought me some new Crocs for the trip. I have also looked at some material and I am thinking of making me a couple of skirts. Since woman are not allowed to wear pants of any type. If you wear them you are considered a prostatute. Not going to work for me. I will just get creative and do what I can. :) I also wanted to mention and I am sorry that I didn't mention it on the first blog, but Kevin and I are going with our brother in law Billy on this wonderful trip. He is the senior pastor at New Life Church in Rochester IN. It is through them that we are able to go on this trip. We are very greatful and blessed to have this oppertunity. There will be 7 of us including Kevin and I. So that makes 9 going. Just in case you wanted to know that. We are excited to be going with Billy because that gives us or more me to know him even better. Kind of cool actually. :)

Why, and What we have accomplished so far

I will try to make this short but sweet and to the point. With a lot of praying and pondering, we have decided to take a trip to Africa in February 2009. We are going on our first missions trip to Kigoma, Tanzania. We made this decision back in April if not before. I was trying to read my journal for the exact date we decided but couldn't find it. It was a tough decision for me to make. Kevin and I have been trying for a baby but nothing has happened. We did a lot of praying as I have mentioned and God has told us this is what we are to do. So we are doing it. We are very excited. We have mailed out our information to get our passports, I have taken my hepatitis A&B shots; also tetanus, and yellow fever. On the 28th of July I will take my second series of Hepatitis A&B, then whatever else needs to be done. Kevin has had most of the shots required as he has been to Africa before. He went in January of 2007 with his Dad. On Tuesday the 15th we went to Rochester, Indiana and had dinner with some of the people we will be staying with. We met Terry and Ruth Ann, Claudia and Lowell, also Mwenge. We even met Terry and Ruth Ann's neighbors and at this time I can't remember their names. They are wonderful people and it was a pleasure to meet them all. You can learn more of what we are going to do by going to www.joyintheharvest.com. You will learn so much about this missionary and what goes on. We are very excited about going on this trip and most of all what we will be doing for all of them and for God. How could you not get excited about doing something for God? You would have to be crazy. :) I will do my best at keeping you up to date with our journey to Africa. After all we want you to join our experience as well. You are a part of this as much as we are. I hope you will join us.