One Week To Go!

Time is becoming more precious everyday as I am trying to get things together and tie up loose ends here in the UK.  The last week before you move countries is always intense and busy busy! Yet again I know I am not going to be able to meet up with half the folk I would have liked to but that's just one of the things I'm having to get used to.   This will just be a short blog but I wanted to update you all on the container.  After a good few weeks on the "stress train" as Andy put it,  the container arrived at the hanger in Uganda yesterday (Saturday).  Andy and a few other wonderful volunteers have already started to load up the stuff and transport it to our new house, all be it to the garage.  Our new house is in the finishing stages of being painted and cleaned and then Andy will be able to start assembling the beds hopefully in time for our heads to be on the pillows the night of the 10th.  Andy will not move into the house un-till just before we arrive as some of the essentials like a washing machine are still to be purchased when we arrive.  We are so thankful to God that it has arrived and I can't tell you glad I am that the kids will lots to occupy themselves with over the summer holidays as I start the unpacking phase!  Thanks to all who have been praying for the arrival of this container along with us.  God's timing is yet again perfect :0)

On the home front,  this week the kids have their school trips.  Abi will be off to the Transport Museum and tall ship in Glasgow and Matthew will be visiting a farm. Their Sunday school class at Kirkie have planned a joint farewell party for them next Sunday and they will say goodbye to their school friends on Monday the 9th.  I am going into Abi's class this coming Wednesday to share a little about MAF with the 31 kids there.  Next Saturday we are going to go to the MAF "Big Picture" event that is taking place at Hamilton race course.  They are aiming for a world recording breaking zip slide.  Abi is just a year too young or she would be taking part but we are going to watch and have fun. Come and join us there if you can. There will be fun things for the whole family to do.

On a personal note,  please pray that I can keep it all together for this next week.  I can feel my emotions beginning to run away with me as I get ready to say good bye to my family and friends here.  It always breaks my heart seeing my kids go through the big farewells.  I know it will not be such a wrench for them this this time as daddy will be at the other end of our long journey next Tuesday but it is still a hard process.   If you can email me your favourite scripture verse sometime throughout this week then please do as reading these throughout the day helps me keep my eyes and focus on God in the business and crazyness of packing and goodbye's.  
heatherswansonmaf@gmail.com

A little reminder that our new address from 10th of June will be :
MAF Box 1
Kampala
Uganda

God Bless
Heatherx