Sunday, March 16, 2014

Subject: Coming Home


03/15/14 11:00 p.m. Nigeria Time

     This evening  we had our final evening meal in Owerri at the home of the honorable Innocent Eke ‘Opulimba’, Representative to the Imo House of Assembly. This was the most relaxed ceremony we’ve been a part of. It was set up in the yard of his home with seating for the team and a few guests and a serve yourself buffet of fish, snail, chicken and…. rice. Everybody danced, ate and had a great time. We were told by our host he did not want to spend time talking but wanted to hear from us. Team members took turns giving their impression of the trip and Nigeria in general.

     Also in attendance were; Professor Alex Osunkwo who gave Kennedy the letter of recommendation he needed years ago in order to attend medical school in the U.S. and Magistrate Charles Nkwopa of Imo State.

     Tonight everyone is packing and getting ready for the trip home. We fly out of Owerri to Lagos at noon, then leave Lagos for Atlanta late tomorrow evening. We are all ready to get back home for many different reasons, but we will leave with heavy hearts. We have all made new friends and some of us are leaving old friends again.
Next Sunday we will be sharing this trip with our church family as best we can. But I encourage you to find some time to sit down with some of the team members and talk to them one on one. 
There are so many stories to tell.
The mission is still not over.
The mission is never over, for any of us.
May God richly bless and keep you until we see you again.

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