heatherbeard - A Little Late...But We're Engaged!!

So many of you know this already, well probably all of you
know this already, but Chad and I are engaged!
I dropped him off at the airport on Friday to return to England and it
was possibly one of the hardest things I have had to do. His two week stay here in Jeffrey's was more
than perfect and it just seems wrong to have to part yet again. We both know God has great things in store
for our future together, and at this point that is what is getting me through
these tough days of being apart. I love Chad more than
I ever knew I could love someone. He
truly means the world to me and I cherished every moment we had together. Besides getting engaged, for the full story
see http://chadmustain.myadventures.org/index.asp?filename=she-said-yes, we
were able to enjoy Jeffrey's and it's amazing beaches, visit Addo Elephant
National Park (I thought I died about 5 times as the elephants were a little
too close for my comfort :)), check out local ministries here in Jeffrey's, hang
out with our FYM team, and take a short trip to Plettenberg Bay. It was a packed two weeks, but everything Chad and I
hoped for. It seems as if God is lining
up our path to return to Jeffrey's next year, for our second year with AIM and to
help with The Awakening and the FYM program again. For more details see http://www.fymissions.com/a/fym/africaAwake.asp. Our plan at this point is to get married on
August 2^nd and return to South Africa in September to help with
a new team of students for the next nine months. We are both excited about this and are
looking forward to another great year, together this time! Here are a few pictures from our time
together. Hope you enjoy, and of course
thank you for all your love and support for both Chad and I over the last
months. It hasn't been easy by any
means, but with all of you behind us it has made a difference! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!