The Jolliff Family

We arrived home EARLY this morning, around 1am to be exact. I wanted to update and let you know I will post trip pictures by this weekend, I need to sort through them and get them organized first. In the meantime, I wanted to post some pictures of Sam this morning opening his birthday present from Hap and I... a new bike! He was thrilled! Enjoy the pictures:)

We have had a busy couple days trying to get everything together for our trip. My mother came over the end of last week and it has been so helpful. I have been able to do errands and gather our needed supplies for the trip. I haven't taken many pictures but we have had a fun time and the boys have enjoyed their time as well. Friday we did the majority of our packing and tonight we are going to finish up. Yesterday, we enjoyed some time at a playground in the morning. In the afternoon, my mom and Sam went to see Toy Story 3 (his first big screen movie) while Hap, Andrew and myself went to a birthday party. Sam got these glasses pictured below at Wendy's yesterday and we might try and see if security stops him in the airport:) This evening we had our last team meeting and it was a wonderful time of praying and sharing about what God has been teaching us as we prepare for this trip. We know that it seems odd to some that we would take our children literally half way around t...

Last night we went down to Victory Field and enjoyed an Indian's game with about 90 other church members. This was a night to connect with some other Northsiders and have fun together. It was also Sam's first baseball game and he really enjoyed the game... well let's be honost be mainly enjoyed the $1 food they served and his friends. We sat in the grass which allowed the kiddos to run around. Wehad a blanket behind the Westrum's, good for us and bad for them as Sam enjoyed their cotton candy and Andrew enjoyed some tastes of an elephant ear thanks to Carly!! Sam and Maena having fun together. I think this picture is so cute of the little friends! It was a wonderful night, too bad the Indian's lost!

Hap received his Father's Day present a day early and he couldn't have been more excited. I arranged for us to be flown back to Illinois for the day. Since we have lived in this house for the last four years and we are only about 2 miles from the airport, Hap has been mentioning that it would be so neat to fly from Eagle Creek to Leckrone in Salem, since it is 1 mile from my parents house. So, we did that today with Josh as our pilot. It was really fun and special. Here is the plane we flew in. The co-pilot took his job very seriously. Sam... not so much:) After flying in, we drove straight to Patoka and spent the morning their. Here are the four cousins enjoying a delicious brunch. Sam enjoyed a tractor ride with Papa and moved some hay bales. In the afternoon, we headed to my parents house and grandpa and Sam went to look for choo-choo trains. They didn't have much success, but saw a few trains. Hap enjoyed the best chocolate pie ever, well much better than last t...

Two funny things I don'twant to forget that Sam said this week... 1. At the store he was sitting in the cart and as I walked down the aisle to gather something he yelled "Hey Babe" at me!! 2. Last night, Sam walked into our room and said "Hey Hap" to get his attention. It was totally unexpected and so cute coming from our two year old! I love that kid:)

The prayer guide below had been corrected and updated with our new departure date as being TUESDAY June 29th instead of Monday June 28th.

Please join us in praying for our upcoming trip to the Pac Rim: June 16- Pray for our physical preparation as we train for strenuous hiking as a team. June 17- Pray for adequate rest on our travel over. Travel time with be approximately 40 hours. June 18- Pray for the hearts of those we will have the opportunity to witness to. June 19- Pray that our witness would glorify Christ. June 20- Pray for J & A to have wisdom as they make final preparations for teams coming this summer. June 21- Pray that J & A would be encouraged as they spend time with other Kindgom workers this week. June 22- Pray for our teammates, Eric and Bernard, who will be spending over 1 month in country. June 23- Pray for the opportunity to testify this week as to why we would go around the world with our boys. June 24- Pray for Elizabeth as she gathers our needs for packing and supplies for in country. June 25- Pray for Hap as he finishes up work that needs done at Northside. June 26- Pray for Sam and Andre...