I'm not sure that I even allowed myself to dream of the possibility...but that's the God we serve, God of the unimaginable.
When we left for Hong Kong four years ago, there was one major hurdle that we had to get past in order to go with peace...leaving our dear friends, the Marlett Family. Our paths crossed years before and we had been neighbors for years as our children became the best of friends. But what bonded our families together was their special little girl, Lucy, and the major health concerns that she had...which brought on special needs for the family. We had been privileged to walk with them through their very difficult journey, and by God's grace, were even able to come back to the States in February 2014 to say goodbye to Lucy.
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| All the Marletts and Puffs...or the Puffletts:) |
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| Waiting for pizza at the Peak |
I remember having a conversation four years ago with Emma about the Marletts coming to visit. In fact, it was a common conversation with Emma..."Wouldn't it be great if the Marletts could see where we live...if MEGAN could see where I go to school?" Of course, when we left at the onset, I couldn't even have dreamed of what would transpire in the next couple years.
Fast forward and the Marletts have moved to Asia!!
Drew works for the same company as Andy, and last spring they were asked to move to Japan. So this summer, after putting their house up for sale, they moved to Kobe, Japan...which, of course, is a lot closer to Hong Kong:)
So after being on the ground for 48 hours, back from our summer in the States, the Marletts arrived in Hong Kong...and we were beside ourselves with excitement and disbelief.
We had a fantastic time showing them the popular attractions...The Peak, Star Ferry and Stanley...but it was also great to just be with them and show them our lives. The kids got to show them their school and they went to church with us on Sunday. They met some of our friends, rode the train, and we did a great job of cramming in our car...yes, all 13 of us...maybe slightly illegal.
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| Stanley after church |
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| My taxi buddies |
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| Piled in the car |
It was so so good to be able to share with them our lives in HK...it is such a gift to us when our friends have a deeper understanding of our time here. They had only been in Japan for three weeks, but they needed some time away, so the visit blessed them as well.
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| The boys |
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| The cabooses |
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| Twinsies |
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| Just like old times...typhoon day:) |
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| Making guac!! |
Now we are leaving in less than a week to see their home as we travel to Japan as a family...looking forward to reciprocating the gift:)
