together again!

we were so excited today as our 29 from Kilimanjaro arrived safely back in Arusha this afternoon! it was wonderful to be reunited as a whole group again and to hug their necks and see their smiling faces. although they were all ready for a shower and a bit dirty and tired, they looked the best i think i have ever seen them - all seemed to be full of peace and full with the spirit of the Lord that carried all 29 to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro and back down again. being back together, sharing the highlights from the safari and hearing the highlights from the mountain has been truly moving and the presence of the Lord with each of our groups has become more apparent in hindsight. i look forward to continuing to share with each other and all of our friends and family as the reality of the past 17 days continued to sink in and impact each of our hearts, minds and spirits.

as for us, we have just finished our final supper here and are all absorbing and taking in our last night in africa together. i am certain i speak for everyone when i say that this experience has been life altering in the most amazing way and while we say farewell to africa and all our friends here, i am confident that for most of us, it is farewell for now, not farewell forever. we fly out tomorrow at 4pm africa time and then have about 30 hours of travel until we get back to atlanta, so this is our last post until we are back in the USA. please continue to lift us up in your prayers as we travel and pray that the Lord will continue to use our time here to speak to each of us in the way that Hr desires and that will serve and glorify HIM.

God Bless to all,
anne genevieve