Lunch with the Perry's

We are grateful for our relationship with the Perry family and we were able to join them for dinner at their home.  The Perry’s kids, Nicole and Gavin, along with their spouses and their kids were able to be there.  Mike and Debbie are some of Heavenly Fathers finest souls.  We count it a blessing and a privilege to call them friends.

Mike was our home teacher when we first moved to South Africa and he was a faithful home teacher whom our daughters came to love.  He spoke at my son’s funeral.  Debbie helped lead and guide our children through primary. 

I have to be careful here as I describe our families trip to Zimbabwe.  We went to Victoria falls, Lake Kariba, Harare, we saw  Cecile Rhodes’ grave, the great Zimbabwe Ruins, and several game farms.  It was a wonderful trip where we were also introduced into the world of raising crocodiles. 

Nicole described to us as we sat over dinner just how unfair it was when Mike and Debbie left her and Gavin at home, but all the Thomas girls got to go to Zimbabwe.  She told her Dad over dinner that she is still expecting her dad and mom to take her on a trip to Zimbabwe.  It would be a joy to join them on this “second” trip someday.