Greeting a good friend!

Late this afternoon our family went to the airport to welcome precious West Africa missionary friends to this side of the world. Bryan and Tracey Ries, returned with their 3 boys Issac, Graham and Owen. They have been supported by the Preston Road Church of Christ and there was a great group of people from their church to welcome them back. The Ries family have been missionaires in Kara, Togo for the same amount of time that we were in Benin. We spent time together whenever possible over the years we lived there. It was great to see them again. I think Randy and I both felt a certain heaviness in our hearts as we can easily imagine what is inside of their hearts at this moment...this is good and this is a hard journey...Relearning and rediscovering what living is like in America and grieving what we are letting go and leaving behind. We love praying for the Ries and are looking forward to spending time with their family on this side of the ocean.
Tracey is a special friend~