Well, there is still an incredible amount to do as far as our move back to the States is concerned. We are planning to have a massive garage sell (which is not a typical thing in Brazil) on November 29th and will spend the month of December packing the rest of our stuff.
We still don't know what city will be our final destination. We do know that we will have a period of up to 6 months with our sponsoring congregation in Colorado Springs while I look for a job. Most likely, we will end up in Texas.
One important bit of information that we do know is our departure date. We will board a plane and leave Porto Alegre, Brazil on January 27, 2009. If ever there was a "bitter-sweet" this is it. We are happy to have the date, but leaving what we now know as home will be difficult.
We won't actually land on U.S. soil until February 4th. From January 27th until February 3rd we will be on a "transition/debrief" vacation. Continent of Great Cities and Mission Resource Network highly recommend a time for missionaries to go on a vacation before they get back into the American life. This will be a good time for our family to relax and reflect upon our time as missionaries to Brazil.
Like I said, we still have an incredible amount to do. We will do our best to keep you updated as things progress. Until then, tchau!
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What a huge transition this will be but so exciting for you guys! Just think, you left for Brazil as one couple and you're coming back home as a family. Pretty neat.
Congrats on having a date. I will be praying for you guys. We love you lots. I hope potty training is going well. Don't hate us but our fist one was the kid in the book. A few m&ms and when we finally got on board she was done. But don't worry Caleb would rather poop in his diaper, I know he tells me. :)
Wow the time has flown by. I can't believe you guys are almost back to the states. My prayers are with you guys as you work to make the transition.
Woah. hold the phone. feb 3rd? really? wow, i was gearing up for march or april... i'm glad you guys are taking a trip before you come back. i think that's a brilliant idea. when can i come see you guys? i'm sure you'll need to make the rounds in texas, so please keep me in the loop. love yall! --jenny
For those interested in knowing why early February instead of sometime between March and May like we had originally thought we have a couple of reasons to share:
1) in researching education/teaching jobs in was recommended that I have everything in (resume, application, etc) by early February and start the interview process in March.
2) We have already come to the point in our transition out of the work where we are trying to find things to fill our time. There has been a natural transition to other house churches for those individuals who were coming to our house. Simply put, we don't have a reason to extend the time we would have here when it would be more beneficial to our family to go ahead and make the move and get settled in the U.S.
I hope that sheds a little light on our decision to move the date up a bit.
~Sascha
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