And here is a picture stolen from Daniel’s dad’s Facebook of Mercy and Daniel shortly before the ceremony. Aren’t they a beautiful couple?
One of the best parts of this wedding, was seeing how many people love Mercy and Daniel, and were willing to do anything to help with their wedding. It’s always so special when people who love to reach out and serve others are honored for all their service. I look forward to spending the next month with them before heading back to Zambia!
I don’t have a lot of plans for the next month other than a) get caught up on sleep, b) help another of my sisters move/unpack at her new place, and c) continue to process of moving back to the States by consolidating and repacking my belongings into better order. Now that all the wedding rush is over, I also want to catch up with some friends and make some connections here in town for when I’m starting to establish myself next year. From what I hear the end of term went well at the school, and I’ve already got a few commissions of things to bring back for people. After how many times others helped me, I’m glad I’ll have mostly empty bags I can use to bring supplies to others!
A few days before the wedding I made a trip to the podiatrist to have my tendonitis evaluated, and the upshot is that I am now going to be wearing a walking boot for the next few months. It has taken some getting used to and means that my mobility is a little bit lessened, but I am so ready to have my life back and have this issue dealt with. I’m not excited about navigating international travel with such a clunky piece of hardware, but the brace alone wasn’t facilitating healing anymore, so clumping it is!
