This big white envelope FINALLY
appeared in Grandpa and Grandma's mailbox around 11:30 a.m
on June 15, 2010.
They where like kids on Christmas morning
anxiously waiting to open it! But
to their dismay they would have to wait
until all their kids got on a conference call later that
evening to open it. In this envelope contained
information that would determine the next year
of Grandma and Grandpa's lives.
And do you know what that letter said? Well, this is what it didn't say... It didn't say they would be staying in the United States of America, it didn't say that we would be able to call them on their cell phones still, it didn't say they were close enough to travel to and visit them, it didn't say they would be able to speak their native language, it didn't say they would stay in their comfort zone, it didn't say we would get to see them again in 12 months, instead it said quite the opposite...
It said.....
ROMANIA.
Need i say more.
Grandma and Grandpa McFadden chose to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and willingly said they would go anywhere they were needed. However, they were just as shocked as we were when they read in the letter that they would be serving in Romania. Diligently, prayerfully, and nervously these two immediately started preparing themselves to serve the people
in Romania. They worked hard everyday to study the language, the culture, and get everything ready before they went.
Aug. 30th came way to fast. Before we knew it my sister and I where headed to SLC at 5:30 in the morning taking my parents to the airport. The dreaded goodbye that we all didn't want to do. It was a very emotional morning, sending my parents off to another country for 18 months wasn't exactly easy. Knowing there at the airport would be my last time to wrap my arms around my parents for the next year and a half was heartbreaking. Although, this was a hard thing to do I know this is where they needed to be, serving and bringing the gospel to the people of Romania.
We are sure going to miss you, Grandma and Grandpa!
We love you and not a day goes by that we don't think of you!
2 comments:
Your parents look great! They'll be awesome missionaries!
Jamie it goes by so fast I promise. Not to say its not hard the whole time but it does go fast! Josh's parents served in Serbia which is a neighboring country to Romania. You guys will get to talk to them on Skype won't you? We talked with them every Sunday on Skype. And they even were allowed to call sometimes. I know you are so proud of them! It is such an amazing call to be a missionary!
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