It's hard to believe that it is time to say Good-bye. We have loved our journey with all its ups and downs with the frosting on the cake to have our son Brad and his wife Melissa with us for the last 10 days.
They met in high school and were in the same youth group. When he was 15, I remember saying to him "I think Melissa likes you" and he replied "I hope so." They have been through it all with us, even before Jason was dating Sara and Sara Jo was dating Jeremy. When the older two went off to college they made sure we were not lonely. We are so proud of the adult they have become and have raised three wonderful, responsible children.
They have become involved in an inner city clinic with Brad as the Medical Director and Melissa doing most of the publicity and vision casting. You can check it out on https://www.hisbranches.org/ If you order the Neighborhood coffee some of the proceeds go to their clinic.
We have not always been able to help them financially so thanks to the fact that we are both still working, this trip is a "thank-you" to them.
As we leave this island we remember that it was here that Fotis' mom read a bible left by a tourist and due to her questioning the priest was kicked off the island at age 16. She arrived in Athens and connected with some believers and now there is a small group of believers here in Naxos. We look forward to Fotis and Mary being with us in March for our Missions Conference.
Update on Sara's Surgery: She had reconstructive surgery on Thursday and all went well. She is now at home recovering.
In a few hours we will be boarding our last ferry to Rafina and stay at the AVRA hotel. Brad and Mel will leave on Sunday and we will spend the day with Fotis and Mary and fly home on Monday.
See you soon
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