Time to leave

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January has gone by in a hurry and I enjoyed spending time with family and friends. 

Major decided to fly back to the US to help me pack up and get home and he arrived on January 30.  He arrived just in time to go out to lots of lunches and dinners.  After he lost all his weight from his last visit, he is gaining again.  He said he is “Carb loading for Zimbabwe!”
On February 1st Major and Sylvia and I flew down to San Bernardino to spend 2 short days with ex-Chidamoyo missionaries, Bill and Reba Harrison and their daughter Julie.  They took us to a dinner and stage show on Saturday night and to church on Sunday in Redlands and then we watched the Super Bowl on Sunday afternoon with them!  We did a lot of yelling, but unfortunately the 49ers lost, and we must wait for another year!!
We flew back on Monday the 3rd and then spent the rest of our time shopping, packing and eating!  We are ready to go home.  The time just flew by and now we are ready to leave!
We leave in the afternoon tomorrow the (12th) and will arrive Friday afternoon (14th) in Harare.  We are spending the night in Harare before heading to Chidamoyo on Saturday.
It’s a long flight home but I am anxious to go after 5 ½ months away from my home and work.
We thank everyone for their generous meals and entertainment.  Sylvia Majoni-Brown let Major and I stay at her house all these months and my nephew lent me a vehicle for the whole time I was here.  God is so good!

Eating dinner with Sebastopol and Zimbabwe friends


Gloria meeting Major at San Francisco Airport




Major having first dinner back in US with McCarty clan


Pedicure time!


Lunch with Gene and Sue Beckstead

Church with Harrisons


Super Bowl Sunday


Lunch with Cathy and Bart Holdener and Karen Lahl (Cathy and Karen graduated from Nursing School with me 43 years ago!)


Dinner at Jeff and Cindy Scharfen's house with friends



Family dinner before leaving


Great nephew Maximo and Major


Major enjoying a seat

Chidamoyo Board meeting


Enjoying cupcakes with Sistetr-in-law, Kathy McCarty


Dr. Stephanie Huang cleaning out ears

Our last night with Marc and Derkca and Maximo and Alec McCarty and Sylvia 
Continue to pray for Zimbabwe.  As the headlines today on Google stated, “no food, no water, no fuel, no money!”  Sounds like an exciting time ahead.  Will talk to you next from Zimbabwe!

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