We have arrived! Sorry it took us so long to write a post.
We have been very busy and tired. We are also trying to get over some serious
colds!
On Tuesday January 29th, our parents and a few
siblings saw us off at Toronto airport. It was so nice to see them right before
we boarded the plane.
The flights went
well. I won’t bore you with all of the details. Here is a list of good things
and bad things that happened during the trip:
Good:
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We were given extra seats on each flight so that
the girls had room to sleep.
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Macy had a bassinet on the longest flight to
sleep in.
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We all got a bit of sleep.
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We did not have to pay for our overweight
suitcases or for our extra one.
Bad:
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We started our trip off with colds and Clara had
an ear infection.
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We were delayed in L.A. for 6 hours. We waited
on the plane for the entire time!
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We missed our connecting flight in Brisbane, got
put on another one, but could not take our suitcases with us.
Another list of good:
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The Lord provided us with enough rest to help us
through.
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Clara’s ears did not bother her on the flights.
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Our suitcases arrived in Ukarumpa four hours
after we did!
We stayed in Port Moresby, which is the capital of PNG for 1
night at a guesthouse. We got about 7 hours of sleep that night which helped us
get ready for our last flight into Ukarumpa. Friday morning we took a small seven
passenger plane into Ukarumpa. We made the mistake of packing away Clara’s
blanket so she was quite upset, but we quieted her down with ‘Bubble Guppies’
and eventually she fell asleep. Macy also fell asleep. The flight was only 1 ½
hours long.
We were welcomed by our fellowship family when we arrived.
They are showing us around and helping us get everything in order. We are so
blessed to have them and many others here who are getting us comfortable.
Keep posted for our next post on the first few days in
Ukarumpa!
P.S. Some people have been wondering what our new address
is; you can find it on the homepage of our blog under ‘contact’.
"You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore." Psalm 16:11
Glad to hear you made it! Good ol' Bubble Guppies...
ReplyDeleteAwesome post, thanks so much for letting us know you've arrived safe and sound. We feel relief, as if we might have been holding our breath for a bit (sheepish grin) and give thanks now with you.
ReplyDeleteWith love to you all.
Barry & Joanne
So happy you guys made it with moderately little drama! I think about you every day - so thankful for the work you are doing!!
ReplyDeleteSo exciting! Happy to hear it went relatively smooth. We pray that all continues to go well and keep the updates coming! It's so nice to hear how you're doing!
ReplyDeleteJon and Candace - so thankful that you have arrived safely! Praying God will give you strength, joy and every blessing as you begin a new chapter in PNG.
ReplyDeleteRyan & Joanna
Glad you are there! Feel better soon and we pray that your work will be blessed!
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