Kansas City-Days Inn Lenexa

... The first night was spent at Sakura with everyone including Ricky and Kim. Of course Sakura is a sushi train with all the fixins. The rest of the trip was spent at the Legends Shopping Center and The Books A Million book store. The last evening was dinner at Oklahoma Joe's Bar B Que. The french fries were great but everything else paled in comparision to Rudy's.

... butt across five states until stopping in KC.

We arrived around 4am. I got up around 7am to capitalize on any time with my sisters, nieces, and nephews. Brett slept in until around 12nn. We ate breakfast and the kids played for a couple of hours. Then it was on the road again..

... considered...one bag each (plus the golf clubs) which served as a nice spill over for all the bulky items that didn't make it into the regular bags......hair dryer, shoes, life jackets et al.

KC to LAX on Southwest went well. Aubs didn't sleep much so she was pretty exhausted when we got to LAX. now we just hope to get on the plane tonight! We're on standby with staff travel. More about that in the next blog.

... want to give a quick shout out to the Healthe Pharmacy here at Cerner, they've been so helpful in purchasing supplies and getting me good deals on high impact items to take with us! Also, the mail room staff that has been so helpful in packing and sending all those large boxes back in August and then helping yesterday with padding and packaging for items that might burst in transit.

We will make it to Lima tomorrow night, fly up to Piura ...

... been told now that we'll need to bring some cans of broth and powdered drink mix because the hospital kitchen may not be available to our surgical patients so it should be interesting to see how that plays out.

We'll be staying at the Centro Pastoral, which is operated by the Dioscese of Chulucanas, it is almost a full city block campus of buildings that include the dormitories we'll be staying in. It also has ...

... links you might enjoy:
the organization I work for- First Hand Foundation: www.firsthandfoundation.org
The organization I'll be traveling with: www.globalhealthministry.org
Wikiped ia page on the Piura region of Peru: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piura_Regi on
I find it appropriate that I'll be in the pottery "capital" of South America and my mother is a potter- I'll have to pick up some fun ...

In 1856, the 171 foot steamboat Arabia served as a lifeline to the frontier, bringing tons of new supplies westward to settlements along the Missouri River. The big side-wheeler had just left Kansas City when her hull was suddenly pierced by a submerged tree. She sank in just minutes with all her treasures lost. Years after the tragic accident, the river changed course. The legendary Arabia and its hoard ...

Liberty Memorial, a monument to those who served in WWI, has been recognized by the U.S. Congress as "Americas National WW1 Museum." The tower, standing 217 feet above its base, offers elevator rides to the top for a bird's eye view of Kansas City, Missouri. An eternal flame lights the top of the tower. It is the largest WWI monument in the U.S ...

... their reputation, we had high expectations and we were not disappointed!” Janice and Chris Garcia (Chris is the former mayor of Basehor, Kansas).


One couple planned their vacation around the Kansas City concert, traveling all the way from Florida to hear our performance. Others have had their tickets for over a year. Hearing stories like this makes us dig a little deeper to find that reserve to give another 110% performance!


Even with ...

... to close all windows in the house and sucked all the smoke and soot in from the chimney. House was smoke-filled and covered with soot. He also broke several other miscellaneous items for good measure. Fortunately, Carrie is a very understanding wife.