Update

I know that may of you have been wondering what is going on with Andy and Ashlee. We had to go under the radar for a while as we planned a surprise visit for them to the States to surprise Ashlee's mom, Bev, and Andy's mom, Marti, for their 60th birthdays. After several month of careful planning they left Lusaka on September 1st and traveled to London, on to Chicago and landed in Kansas City on September 2nd in the evening. It was harder than you would think to get them from one place to the other without anyone finding out.
They didn't have a lot of requests other than food and a soft bed. Ashlee wanted chili dogs and tater tots with root beer floats the first night. I thought they were going to be sick but they both managed to keep on eating. Next was breakfast food, giant cold cut sandwiches, Popeye's chicken, American BBQ, some dirty Mexican and finished up with Italian and some Granite City. I thought they were going to pop, but they both just kept on eating.
We had a surprise party for Bev in Kansas City at the Brio Tuscan Grille on the Plaza on September 5th. There were 30 guests, including Andrea, from all over that made it to surprise Bev. It was a great success and we manage to pull it off without her even guessing. Now that is an accomplishment! Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen, I know it was a very special day for her and the rest of the family.
From KC they traveled back to Columbia for a couple of days to see the parents. From there they jumped in the car and headed to Michigan where they surprised Marti for her birthday as well. They had a surprise of their own as Andy's brother Brian and his wife were in Michigan after telling a long tale about having to go to Hawaii for a prepaid vacation, so they were pleasantly surprised to see Andy's family as well.
It flew by, but they were happy for the break and the visit with family and friends and of course the food. I think it was a good recharge for them to head back and keep on working hard to make a difference in a very different world.