We are headed to the States on the 11th for two months. We need to take care of some things because we turn 70 next year. We first fly from Kobe to San Francisco over 15 hours of flight time. Then we fly to DC, another 8 hours' flight. I need some reading materials :-). We will stay at Joe and Christin's place and go to Chattanooga to do the paperwork on the 12th. Then we wll be traveling to several churches for meetings and return to Joe's just before Christmas. This Christmas all of our six children and all six grandchildren will be there--time for a group photo! We get to meet little Ben, our first grandson! January and February we are back on the road to various churches in the northeast and midwest--long hours of driving.
Henry planted lots of veggies in the garden and we have feasted on broccoli, cabbage, spinach, daikon, carrots and such. Beans and onions are in the ground to be harvested next year.
Sara is at 18% support to raise money to come back to Japan as a missionary. She, too, has long hours of driving, so keep us all in your prayers.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
