Boom Bands are playing...

Praise God with trumpet sound;praise God with lute and harp! Praise God with tambourine and dance; praise God with strings and pipe! Praise God with clanging cymbals; praise God with loud crashing cymbals! Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!" Psalm 150:3-6

It feels like the Boom Bands are playing; like we have left the waiting place, and we are now in a place of joy, gratitude and praise! We had great news about Johnny's new medicine; it looks like it may be even more effective than his previous prescription. His blood test came back better than before, and we are so very, very grateful. Now, we know that we can access all the meds he needs while we are in Zambia, and that these meds will keep him healthy and full of life!

We also have our tickets for Lusaka all set to go; we leave on October 16, and arrive on October 18, which makes it so real and so exciting. The boys are enrolled at a wonderful international school in Lusaka, all set to start on October 29; we have a home waiting for us, with a neighbor we already met in Pittsburgh; a very kind friend is in Lusaka, giving us all the info we need; and the wonderful people at Church of Central Africa Presbyterian, Synod of Zambia, have already been warm and welcoming via Skype and phone conversations. It is so very real, and so very exciting!

As I look around, with gratitude so deep it almost overflows, I am reminded of one of my favorite prayers, that I thought I would share with you today:

"Days pass and the years vanish, and we walk sightless among miracles.  Lord, fill our eyes with seeing and our minds with knowing; let there be moments when Your Presence, like lightning, illumines the darkness in which we walk.  Help us to see, wherever we gaze, that the bush burns unconsumed. And we, clay touched by God, will reach out for holiness, and exclaim in wonder: How filled with awe is this place, and we did not know it!  Blessed is the Eternal One, the holy God!" (Gates of Prayer)

May we all see miracles today, God's light illuminating the darkness in which we walk, the bush burning unconsumed. Let us feel wonder and awe and blessing. Thanks for walking this journey with us.