After a gruelling (i.e. completely idyllic) 18 months slaving (i.e. playing) away in the picturesque British Isles, Mom and Dad Coombs are finally home from their mission! Yes, yes, we have all teased them endlessly about the vacation-like mission they have been serving over the last year and a half, but we are so lucky to have such amazing examples in our parents who are diligently trying to wear out their lives in service to the Lord. And to be honest, they certainly deserved such a fabulous mission experience after their amazing, albeit more challenging, mission to Thailand and Sri Lanka. Now we are all wondering how we can get ourselves signed up to head to England! That's the way to serve a mission!
Anyway, Mom and Dad arrived Monday night, June 30th, and have been staying with us and enjoying their time reacquainting themselves with their Coombs and Brown grandchildren. Unfortunately, with some unforeseen illnesses, errands, and urgent care runs, the week didn't go quite as planned, but it has been fun to spend time with our world-travelling parents, nonetheless.
I'm posting some pics of us picking them up from the airport--a true mission homecoming experience. I'll be sending out some pics of our 4th of July festivities later on. We leave tomorrow to go see my family for a couple of weeks, so I'll have a lot to update when we get back!
4 comments:
So fun to have Jon's parents back. I can't believe they have already served 3 missions, crazy!
welcome home! so good to see them again (at least in pictures). sure sounds like the coombs that i know, 3 missions under their belts. good for them. tell them i said hi, if you will. =]
Wow, your parents have not changed a BIT. cant believe they have gone on 3 missions, that really awesome! tell them Jennie brown stephens says hello!!
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