It is great to report more good news for Phoebe – another clear scan, and another 2 cms gained in height! What a great way to sign off at Sheffield Children’s Hospital after two and half years!
Rachel’s Green Card was at last granted last month and in these last few weeks she has continued to work very hard sorting out everything that needs to be done when a family moves from one continent to another! Meanwhile Matt was busy preparing their new home in Mobile, Alabama where he has been working since February. Although it goes without saying that we will miss them hugely, we are delighted to report that today all 4 Lollars are together again and on their way to the USA.
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| Leaving their home in Sheffield |
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| Farewell photo with English grandparents |
It has been an emotional time for them with so many fond farewells to be made with neighbours, school friends, church, rugby coaches (Reuben) and art club leaders (Phoebe). Not to mention the difficult decision made not to take Bramble the dog with them; she is going to live with their friend Phil near Matlock and will probably still come to us for her holidays! But this morning the children were excited to be on their way at last, and thanks to the prayers of our good friends we were able to take them to Manchester Airport and wave them off without tears!
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| Matt, Reuben, Rachel and Phoebe at Manchester Airport |
So now it’s our turn to be the long-distance grandparents and learn to relate to the family via Skype and Facetime. We hope to plan a visit to them in the autumn, by which time we hope they will be well settled in neighbourhood, church and school.
If you are interested in continuing to follow Phoebe's story, why not visit the new blog set up by Rachel and Matt. - prayforphoebe.wordpress.com/. At this stage we are not expecting their updates to be regular or frequent.
Thanks for your interest and prayers!
Marcus and Jen
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