The summer came and went in a flash! Our kids finished school and then headed off to Tennessee for a fun, adventure-filled summer with grandparents, aunts, and uncles. Aaron and I stayed three more weeks on the island to finish preparing for our long absence.    Often when missionaries go on furlough (or what is now generally called "home assignment") they are asked about their "vacation". Honestly, it makes us cringe a bit. Home assignment is a chance to visit our home country, family, and friends. It is also our chance to follow the example laid out for us in the Bible. We come back to bring a report of what God is doing in the ministries we run in St Kitts.    Finally, they returned by ship to Antioch of Syria, where their journey had begun. The believers there had entrusted them to the grace of God to do the work they had now completed.  Upon arriving in Antioch, they called the church together and reported everything God had done through th...