The hour is finally here! Sending a missionary out is a lifelong dream and a long, tedious list of things to do and things to gather.

But ultimately we all felt very excited and grateful for the great work that Brendon would get to contribute to. What a blessing it is to know that Brendon will be serving the Lord and the people of Brazil. He will be building the kingdom of our Heavenly Father and will be sure to experience many wonderful changes in his life as he learns discipline, charity, obedience, and reliance upon the Lord.

After a late night of last minute details, we woke up at 5 o'clock AM to get everyone ready and out the door for the morning flights from Sacramento.

Brendon and Connor both flew out of the Sacramento Airport
straight to Sau Paulo, Brazil.

HOWEVER,

Connor left at 8:25am on American Airlines changing planes in Dallas

and

Brendon flew out at 11:35am on Delta Airlines changing planes in Atlanta

Needless to say this was a long Goodbye!

GOODBYE TO CONNOR!

Brothers say Goodbye - until tomorrow when they meet in Sao Paulo!

2 more hours til Brendon's Flight... Let's Get Breakfast!

New companion? or bread twin?

...and take a drive along the Sacramento River!

Back to the Airport...

Brendon was relatively calm during the wait,
however, we could tell he was getting a little nervous
when he started trying to offer comic relief.

He can always make us laugh!

He looked so handsome in his Missionary attire!