Winding down....

Hi everyone - Here is an excerpt from an email I received from Steph that highlights the last couple days in Owerri:

Yesterday we went to the market and I got a few things for the house. We then went to the pharmacy to get meds for Mana and spent the afternoon dividing them up and putting them into individual baggies with directions for the people to take them. We'll drop them off with the people at Mana before we leave Owerri today. Our flight leaves Owerri for Lagos at 3:45. We'll then be at the Lagos airport until we leave at 10:45. I guess that there is an air conditioned lounge that you can pay to sit in. We've all saved enough money so that we can sit in there for the 5 hours before our departure. I can't imagine sitting in the hot airport for that long and then smelling all the way home.

I also talked to her this morning and they had made it to Lagos and were now waiting for their flight to Amsterdam which leaves at 10:45pm (Nigerian Time). From there they will be returning to Minneapolis and a much cooler climate which I think will be received rather warmly!

It sounds like they've had a wonderful experience in Nigeria and were able to do some really great things to help those less fortunate. Thank you all for following the blog and putting up with my translations of Steph's stories. Thank you also for your thoughts, prayers, and support - they are greatly appreciated!

Regards,
Nate