mission calls!

yep - you guessed it! the parents mission call has finally arrived and my oh my are they excited! they went to their house in clackline to collect it - where they were met with this blackboard and the envelope... last week they made the brave step of moving out of their stripped house and selling their car to the people that moved in... and playing the waiting game, just knowing that everything was going to be fine.

so the call arrived and guess where they are going? western samoa!!!!!!! this has amazingly special significance to us, as that is where doug was born! all those years ago, dougs dad was working in western samoa, met his mum and the rest is history - but doug was actually born there and moved to new zealand with his family when he was less than a year old. its is so especially exciting to us though, as it gives us the chance to visit while they are there, so doug can explore his roots and... drumroll please... hang out with his uncle and aunt who are also there and who actually have something to do with the school that mum and dad are assisting at! how exciting!! for all of us. they are due to go may 14 and are now looking for ways to fill in the time... 

but wait... there's more!! our 'little brother' clark got his the same day! it was crazy town... he is off to the olongapo, philippines mission leaving may 10. what an exciting day for all of us.