HEFY-2017

Dave and Abe went to Paraguay with a group call HEFY. They were gone for three weeks.  They did a lot of site seeing, built an addition to a school for kids, and met a lot of local members of the church.  I feel like it was a blessing for Abe and I hope he remembers what he felt while he was there.  I feel like I was prompted to have you go.  When I had the thought, the program was full, but I looked on their site and they had one spot open for a parent.  One mom and one dad attend each trip.  I knew the spot would fill and I asked Dave if he would be able to make it work out with his work to go.  He first said it was not possible.  He was already leaving for ten days for our family trip back east and then to turn around 10 days later and leave for another three weeks wasn't very likely.  I kept feeling like they should go and so for four or five days I prayed and asked if Abe was supposed to go on the trip for the position to stay open so Dave could figure out a way to go.  ( The only way for Abe to go was for him to be pulled in by the parents spot)  I finally called Dave and told him how I was feeling and for him to really see if it was a possibility.  He called me a few minutes later and told me they were signed up.  This was a HUGE sacrifice for Dave.  He crammed all his contracted shifts in a ten day period and got home from work, loaded his suitcase with the things I had layed out for the trip and headed, with Abe to the airport.  Abe was not happy about going.  It was a rough week.  I really feel like Satan works hard when you are about to do something important.  They got home yesterday and it sounds like it was a really neat experience.  I think Abe felt some things about people, cultures, himself, and the Book of Mormon.  I'm grateful for the prompting to have him go, I'm grateful for Dave and his willingness to spend the time and money and effort going with Abe.  I hope one day Abe realizes how much his dad cares about him.  This trip is evidence that Dave would do just about anything for him.