Departure Eve

Can you believe it…. Here we are…. The day before departure….. 80 days ago when the counter to the right had that huge number on it I somehow thought this day would never come…Now here it is….

The emotions I am feeling today run the gamut of possible feelings….

I am bouncing off the wall excited that I am doing what the Lord has asked me to do… What a privilege it is to be His servant….

I am also beside myself happy that my mom and Mandie are getting to go with us and see where we are gonna be…My mom has never been out of the country other than the Bahamas so this will be a great experience for her….

I am sad about leaving some of my family and friends fro the next year…. Specifically my sister Johnnie-Lynn, LaLa (my brother-in-law) and my 2 nieces, Taylor and Sophie…. I love them so much I can hardly type their names with out tears filling my eyes…. I pray that my going would somehow grow their relationship with Jesus even more… I don’t know if they will read this today…But if y'all do, I cannot put into words how much I will love and miss y'all…I am already looking forward to beating ya’ll at Yahtzee over Christmas…

I am anxious about teaching a new grade…. For the past five years all I have known is first grade, and now I will be in a new country with a new grade….I think the 4-6 grade will be more foreign to me than the Philippines…but I am so ready for the challenge….

I am nervous… I know I am because of the seemingly non stopped flow from my innards began yesterday and hasn’t stopped yet….Maybe I will lose some weight before I even get there….All you uppity self righteous people get over that last comment….it’s reality and you would feel the same way…You might not broadcast it on the net…but hey..that’s me!!!

Most of all I feel humbled…..Humbled that the Almighty God in heaven who really has no need for me to accomplish His will, would choose to use me in spite of my sin, my mistakes, my shortcomings, my failures, my inadequacies, my lack of trust and faith..the list goes on… I wonder why He does things the way He does… Ain't He just good!!!

Below is a list of our itinerary. All "leave" times are local times to where we are...you can figure out what time it is here then by clicking here... Please be in prayer as we travel.... specifically for my mom...she is nervous about such a long flight...

Leave GSP @ 6:40pm........Arrive in Chicago @7:45pm

Leave Chicago @ 8:45pm........Arrive in LA @ 11:05pm (this will be 2:05 am EST time)

Leave LA @ 1:05am...Arrive in Hong Kong @ 7:25am Monday morning ( this will be 6:25 Sunday Night EST) Notice that we lose a day here...Where in the world will Sunday be for us??

Leave H.K @ 4:15pm......Arrive in Cebu @ 6:55pm Monday Night there...(6:55am Monday EST)

While all of you are in church we will be somewhere over the Pacific Ocean... Cool huh??
Anyway...this will be my last post until we get there...or maybe in Honk Kong airport...who knows.... 'Til then.......