We had gotten a few messages from friends and relatives telling us that they had sent packages. It has been several weeks since we received anything other than letters, so we were beginning to wonder what had happened.
Yesterday we received notices that SIX packages were waiting for us in the Kalomo Post Office. We hurried into town to collect them. It was Christmas again at our house, as we opened up Cds, a book, Newsweek magazines, crossword puzzles, and seasoning mixes.
The postmarks spanned from December 5 – January 15. One had a stamped message saying “Missent to Jakarta, Indonesia.”
I was sharing this story with long-time missionary Roy Merritt last night. He reported that during the holiday rush, the packages just stack up in the post offices until the workers can get around to them. Then they start at the top of the pile and work their way down. Often the packages mailed last will arrive before packages mailed earlier. He assured me there is still hope for the book my sister mailed me in November—it may just be sitting at the bottom of the pile somewhere.
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