Russell flew through here last week. On his way to his new job in Kabul, Afghanistan. And I mean..FLEW. He arrived Monday night at around 8pm. He left our apartment at 2 am Thursday morning to catch a 6:30am flight in Dubai. It felt surreal. Went by way too fast. The week before he came I counted down the days and even hours. We went to see Il Divo in concert at Emirate's Palace on Sat. and I kept thinking about Russell coming. At the park on Monday I thought about Russell coming... And I thought Mike would never get back from the airport on Monday night! :) But the time was way too fast.
While he was here we celebrated sweet Sallie's 15th birthday and even had a few late gifts for Russell from his 22nd birthday in February. We hung out. Talked. Laughed. And ate at his favorite places like Arab Udupi and Lebanese Flower. It did feel strange not to have Ryan here though. Just not complete. Robert pretty much stayed glued to Russell the whole 50 hours. Then he was gone. But you know what? He is basically in the same time zone!!! Only a 30 minute difference from us. I love that. Course not really excited about the Kabul thing, but it keeps us praying and trusting. And we love that he is doing exactly what he wants and that he is trusting the Lord to lead him.
If you would like to read more about his adventures he also has a blog....russellhildebrand.wordpress.com He's already told us some fun stories.....Not sure if they will make the blog though. :)
