And We're Off!

Y'all. It has taken us quite some time (and headaches and vacuum space bags and professional-style packing skills... and maybe a few tears) to get our entire lives packed into 6 checked bags and 4 carry-on bags. We're rolling 10 deep in our Bardi tribe yet it's crazy how little really fits into these bags.

Here's a before and after photo to show you just what we've been up to since New Years:

...And this doesn't even include our clothes. 

The Bardi Party tribe, Zambia-bound

These aren't just army surplus store bags and wedding gift bags. They are our life. Sounds dramatic, but for real. It's nerve-wracking. It's exciting. It's scary. It's fun. It's humbling. It's a million emotions all jumbled up to express just what this next step means to us. We are starting a new life together on a new continent, and we swing between incredibly excited and incredibly overwhelmed minute by minute.

So off we go. Two one-way tickets, two months into our marriage, with no idea when we'll be back or what this next chapter holds for us. With so much unknown we do know one thing. God is for us, God is with us and He goes before us. And that's about all we know as the Bardi Party moves to Zambia.

We would love for y'all to join us in praying for these next few days of travel and so many logistics to be worked out- for our bags to get checked in without problems, to arrive in Lusaka in one piece and with all pieces inside, for our tight connections to be easy with on-time arrivals and departures. Pray for grace for us in our interactions with lots of people and for grace for them to help us get to Lusaka safely and without having to pay millions of dollars in baggage fees. And most of all, pray that we could let go and let God take care of what He's already worked out for His glory and for our good.

We love y'all and are so blessed to have so many people who love us, pray for us and encourage us.

Love,
A&W