Well, we are finally on our way. We were told not to look for our visas until Wednesday the 28th. Last Friday I volunteered at the church after a morning of snorkeling. Miles chose to stay with his brother and lo and behold here came the Fed EX truck. God knew that Miles was beginning to worry about catching him since we weren’t at the condo any more. Again down to the minutia we are taken care of. We leave Sat Oct. 1st @ 7:30A and arrive in Sentani @ 2:30P Monday October 3. In Sentani we are 12 + 2 hours ahead of you so it will be around noon thirty on Sunday Pacific Time. We are routed through Manila with a 6 hour layover there before we head to Jakarta. Four hours in Jakarta then on to Sentani. Our biggest concern is that our luggage get checked all the way to Sentani, otherwise we have to store our baggage in Jakarta and the “Team” will pick it up and send it as cargo at a later date. We are fine no matter which way God has planned as He has proved Himself over and over that He is indeed in control and though it might seem to the world that He should have sent them all along with us, He will have a greater plan and we are fine with whatever He has in store. Who knows who we might meet a few weeks later when our bags come?
We have had a great time with Miles brother Darr and his wife Kim. This extended time to spend together was both refreshing and healing as we shared together about their sister who is home with the Lord. Kim and I enjoyed shopping for our grandchildren together. I was in need of some girl time it was great to talk “girl talk” with her for a couple of days. We spent several sunsets together over meals. Sunset here is around 6:30. We found out from a local that he had done extensive research into the fact that once the sun touches the horizon it is only 2.9 minutes ‘til it is all the way down. It seems to be true over here at least. J Check it out at your longitude and let me know. Once sunset is over everyone seems to go to dinner. It is very different for us to eat dinner around 7PM. We have been adapting to changes and will adapt to whatever the customs in Sentani.
A fun note is that the men we have been spending our Sundays with from Haggai Institute will be traveling with us to Manila. The ones from India will go on from there, and we met one who lives in Jakarta. He will continue on with us. We are so blessed to have met these mighty men of God who are going to their home countries as leaders to begin or support what God has in store for them in sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
More when we arrive! Wahoo! We're on our way! I want / need to run in every direction at the same time I am so excited!
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