right now news (furlough)

Amy, Braden and Lucy are waiting for their flight in Rio to Atlanta as I blog this. Over the past month Amy and I talked quite a bit about taking a furlough this year. We really felt it was the right timing for us to step away from the ministry here and rebuild and learn from the past 8 and 1/2 years. We couldn't go together today because I have some meetings this week and plus Simon's passport is still being processed. We are going to live in Bainbridge for the next 6 months. We would love to share with you all the details but for now just wanted to ask for prayer that not only the travel would go well (things have been crazy at the airports here lately) but that the transition would be as smooth as possible for the family as well. Thank you!