thank you sooo much!

Hello friends,

I just wanted to let everyone know that yesterday, at a craft sale fundraiser in Thompson, Manitoba... Kyle and I met our fund-raising goal! The final push brought us to $3000.00!!!!! We would like to thank everyone so much for the support. The face-painting and balloons at the Roland pumpkin fair, the meal at the Carman Mennonite Church, and the craft sales in Thompson were great fundraising events. It was great to be able to share about why we are going to Africa with everyone who asked! The money that we fund-raised will pay our volunteering fees. Our fees are split between our host family, who will house, feed, and take care of us while we are there, and the school that we will be working at.

With two weeks to go until we leave, we are now saying our goodbyes and starting to pack. Well - I'm starting to pack, Kyle will probably wait until the night before we leave. I'm also leaving Thompson this week after my last vaccination to go to Carman and get ready with Kyle. I'll help him and his roommate pack up their apartment.Then we'll say our goodbyes to friends down there, have an early Christmas with our families, catch a ride to the airport, visit with my sister in Toronto on our layover! and then be off on our way to Kenya!

We are also celebrating today because of Kyle's great news! His baptism was today at the Carman Mennonite Church.

We have so many things to be thankful for, so we just wanted to take this opportunity to share with all of you some of our joy today, and say thank you - or Ahsante (in Swahili)

Peace and Love,
Kate