My Mom received this e-mail from the Mission President's wife. I thought I would share a line or two with you...
"I just want to tell you we picked your daughter up at the airport yesterday. She is adorable, and so fun and I love her already. She looks good, and keeps saying, "I can't believe I'm in the Philippines!" She is going to make a great missionary, and already seems to speak the language well. She is a delight..."
Those of you that know Sandy... can't you just see her saying that over and over? "I can't believe I'm here" and letting out little bursts of excitement?!
I am SO glad to know she arrived there safely.
p.s. The missionaries are given permission to call their family when they are at the airport. So, on Monday night, sure enough I got a collect call from Sister Smith! For the first few seconds, I couldn't even talk and she said "Are you crying? Why are you crying? I'm not crying. Stop crying."
So I stopped crying because she told me to. Then we had the best conversation! She sounds AMAZING!!!! She seriously sounds like a different person. It was SO awesome to talk with her and hear the happiness in her voice.
After I got off the phone with her I was filled with joy. My worry was re-placed with peace.
Now, I can't wait to hear about her experiences in the Philippines!!
