Surprise for Liza Jane
I was just talking to Liza yesterday and she said, "I can't believe God loves me enough that He sent you to my wedding!" I feel the same way. When Ed and Wendy of Care Now said that they were flying Susan and myself to California for the big fundraiser on May 4th, I didn't even realize it was the day after Liza's wedding.
Liza and Julie and I were in midwifery school together (and thus in the Philippines for a year together) and became very close friends. Li and I both got to be at Julie's wedding before I left for Zambia in 2006, but we all knew I wouldn't make it to Liza and Steve's wedding.
However, with this new development, Julie and I began scheming about how to get me from California to Ontario, Canada and back before needing to speak Sunday morning. We knew everything else would fall into place (especially since I needed to flee the wedding to make it to the airport for my flight), so we didn't tell anyone else. Hehe.
Chad (Julie's husband) picked me up from the airport and we tried to decide the best way to surprise Li and Steve. I was going to hide in the tent they bought as a wedding present, but as we were leaving it began to rain and we didn't want to give them a wet tent. So, we considered the cooler...
That apparently wouldn't do, so I climbed into the very back of the trunk of the car and Julie made a big deal about the cooler in front of the nearly wed couple and both sets of parents. They opened the trunk where they found the tent in it's packaging and then Liza says nonchalantly, "Oh look. There's a person in there." I was so disappointed! I hadn't told anyone that I was even going to the States because it was such a quick trip and we were only going for the fundraiser, how did she know? Actually, she thought maybe it was her cousin coming in early. When she realized that it was me she burst into tears and cried for about half an hour while trying to explain that I was supposed to be in Africa. Desired effect? Oh yeah. :)
Here are a few wedding pictures so you can enjoy the special event almost as much as I did!
Liza and Julie and I were in midwifery school together (and thus in the Philippines for a year together) and became very close friends. Li and I both got to be at Julie's wedding before I left for Zambia in 2006, but we all knew I wouldn't make it to Liza and Steve's wedding.
However, with this new development, Julie and I began scheming about how to get me from California to Ontario, Canada and back before needing to speak Sunday morning. We knew everything else would fall into place (especially since I needed to flee the wedding to make it to the airport for my flight), so we didn't tell anyone else. Hehe.
Chad (Julie's husband) picked me up from the airport and we tried to decide the best way to surprise Li and Steve. I was going to hide in the tent they bought as a wedding present, but as we were leaving it began to rain and we didn't want to give them a wet tent. So, we considered the cooler...
That apparently wouldn't do, so I climbed into the very back of the trunk of the car and Julie made a big deal about the cooler in front of the nearly wed couple and both sets of parents. They opened the trunk where they found the tent in it's packaging and then Liza says nonchalantly, "Oh look. There's a person in there." I was so disappointed! I hadn't told anyone that I was even going to the States because it was such a quick trip and we were only going for the fundraiser, how did she know? Actually, she thought maybe it was her cousin coming in early. When she realized that it was me she burst into tears and cried for about half an hour while trying to explain that I was supposed to be in Africa. Desired effect? Oh yeah. :)
Here are a few wedding pictures so you can enjoy the special event almost as much as I did!
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