This morning my husband and I both took a deep breath and smiled as it soaked in that I really was leaving! He has been so supportive of this trip and I am so thankful for both him being a man of faith excited for me to serve this way and a wonderful father that is looking forward to lots of dad on kids time.
My mom and mother in law and father in law will help out with grandkid duties as well on the days Michael is working. It is so nice to love so close to family.
Sarah's husband dropped us off at the airport and after shuffling donations in our duffles we were able to check on 200 lbs. of donations without having to pay an overage fee which means more cash for rice and beans to give out! Praise God! Our carry ons are a little fuller now but we will manage.
Altogether we gathered 300 lbs. of donations. You did that! There is a ton of medical supplies, diapers, formula, shoes, zip lock bags, granola bars and tons of school supplies. These donations will be split among 2 orphanages, a school and a hospital.
Our other trip mate was flying a different airline and had already boarded by the time we went through security. We will meet up with her tonight in Miami as well as some of our other teammates.
Our flight was delayed three times out of Wichita and we barely made our connection in Dallas! We are thankful for the air tram system, it got us there with 3 minutes to spare to board.
It was fun to see I was flying right past my hometown on the seat back gps. It's been a while since I've flown and I forget how beautiful the sky is and how majestic the clouds are.
Looking out always makes me think back to Genesis when God separated light from dark and the waters. Our atmosphere is amazing! How great if flying that we get to see it up close!
Once we landed we met up with Cassie, checked in to our hotel then are found a nearby dive Chinese restaurant to eat at tonight.
The Ping House
We were going to try to make it to the beach but it's a ways away and we want to get some rest before our early airport wake up call tomorrow.
But really!?! Haiti in the morning!
