We are sure thrilled to have little Zeke home with us! Though a bit sleep-deprived, we continue to enjoy our two boys—and, of course, spending time with grandparents and great-grandparents here in Florida is icing on the cake! God has answered our prayers in a big way and once again his timing has been even faster than ours!
Our plans for the next few months include a Christmas visit to family in Texas, two more home studies here in FL, and then the finalization of Zeke’s adoption sometime in February. Following that, we will then be able to get the ball rolling on paperwork—social security, passport, entry visa—all of which will take time. Our goal is to return to PNG by the beginning of May.
Lest you think that this first part of 2008 will be a time of sitting around twiddling our thumbs waiting on paperwork (I can hear you fellow missionaries “in the know” laughing with us already!)… we will see the time fly by much too quickly here in the US before we depart once again. Time with family and friends, a few speaking engagements as well as some preparatory work for our next term (in our spare time) should keep us busy and before you know it we will hit the ground running on our next term among the Tobo people, where our partners the Knapps and Williamsons are seeing God continue to work in exciting ways! More on events back in Toboland in our next update!
Chad, Janeene, Elijah, & Zeke
Home:
Chad Mankins 567 Woodford Dr DeBary, FL 32713
Business:
Chad Mankins New Tribes Mission 1000 E. 1st St Sanford, FL 32771
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