It is 5 a.m. and I can't sleep. I have been awake for about an hour just trying to get back to sleep... I think I give up. My sister is sitting across the room on her computer as well. Seems like a good time to blog!
Well, our trip so far has been good. Other than a REALLY long journey, we are all hear in one piece. All of the flights went well and were pretty uneventful except for the Minneapolis-Tokyo leg. A couple of hours into the flight, we had pretty sever turbulence! The pilot even said that in his 30 years of flying, he had never experienced such an unexpected rough ride. Thankfully, after the 20 -30 minutes of roller coaster riding, things settled down. We checked about 19 pieces of luggage between the 9 of us.
We are all trying to get used to the heat and the time change. It is very, very hot!. Yesterday, we ate lunch at the shelter and took a general tour. The best part for me was to see Roselyn reconnect with the kids that are still here! They were very excited to see her! Many things have changed but they had so many things to talk about... They had lots of questions about Romeo and Rodrigo as well.
Last night we went to Mitch's house for pizza with a bunch of the staff. Today we will take a city tour and start on a few projects for the shelter. We will go out to eat this evening so it will be another long and busy day. Of course, I can't find my camera cord, so I won't post any pictures now. I'm sure it will show up!
On Thursday, Roselyn will be meeting with one or two of her relatives. I am excited but anxious about what that will look like. It makes me happy to see Roselyn so happy. She is definitely in her element.
I miss Steph, Rigo and Romeo so much, but am thankful for texts and phones which make communicating not so difficult. Thanks for praying for all of us. I would say that the biggest concern for us is to accclimate to the climate. (Annie, it reminds me of Ukraine!) For now, that's all! Thanks for reading!
3 comments:
Mary,
Here I am, commenting on your blog! I was SO excited to see that you had posted from Cebu. I have been praying much for you since I saw you at Hunts and particularly when I knew travel had begun for you. It sounds like you are having a good but very busy time there. We will be praying for your continued experiences, particularly for Roselyn's time with her relatives AND for the weather. That year we were in Ukraine together had to be the hottest I have ever been (and for such a long period of days). For you to compare your time now to that...UGH! Praying for some relief from that, too. Hoping you can find your camera cord and adjust to the time change as well. Blessings, my friend.
Nice to hear how you are doing, Mary! I admire your willingness to take such a long flight and endure the heat!
Say hello to Roselyn for me. I am praying for all of you.
Glad to hear things are going well! I wish I was there with you guys... but I will continue to pray that things go well and that you get acclimated to the climate quickly. :) Say hello to Roselyn and the rest of the group for me! I love you!
- Kristin
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