May 30, 2012

Excitement – A missionary family’s reaction after being on leave and away from their East African home.  First message:  “Preparing today to travel to OUR village... leaving early, early tomorrow.  Can’t take the short-cut thanks to heavy rains… must go the long two-full-days way!  PRAY FOR US!" Second message:  “Successful trip home!  Our dog was sooooo excited to see our kids.  Thanks to an East African friend, our house was clean.  My new tree which was one foot tall is now double my height! BUT we haven’t yet spotted a leopard!  WE ARE SOOOO ready to get to work!”
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YES, some missionaries are blessed to see leopards as they travel to their East African homes, but usually leopards ARE hard to spot and even harder to capture in a photo – thus today’s illustration!