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I am home in Tennessee now. After two long days of travel, and next to no sleep, I have finally made it to my destination. I got in Friday night around 9:00, and finally got a decent amount of sleep last night. I think my jet lag is going to be next to nonexistent, which is a HUGE blessing. Today is Mary Faith's 16th birthday, so it has been lovely getting to spend so much time with my family.

Being back at mass this morning was like coming home all over again. I have missed it SO much. The gospel today was about the feeding of the 5000 from Matthew, and all of a sudden I was back in Romania. We taught that lesson at camp to our children! I was overjoyed to be able to hear it again. The whole mass was all about world hunger - God handed me a gift today - to be able to join my whole church in praying for the hungry around the world was absolutely beautiful.

I miss the children very much today, but they are in my heart and my prayers. Thank you to everyone reading this for your prayers and support while Katie and I were overseas this summer. Please continue to pray for the children, and all of the churches we were able to be a part of. As they say in Romania - "We are praying for you, and waiting you back." So please keep them in your prayers as well. Katie and I would love to be able to return next summer, but it all depends on what God has in store for us. Please know that I am humbled and immensely grateful for all of your support and prayers. We really could feel them while we were there, so thank you more than you know.