Marriott Overland Park

... 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.

... Saturday and then on to Chulu...Once I'm settled I'll start updating this blog.

We did find out that Chulucanas is honoring GHM's 20 years of service on Sunday morning with a big church service with the Bishop, flag raising, parade etc. Should have some great pictures and stories from this! We'll have to take a break from all of the unpacking and set up but I'm sure it will be worth it.

Keep our team in your thoughts and prayers!

... 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 ...

I'm counting down the days until we leave and I can't believe how much I've got to get together! Packing the supplies that didn't make the August cutoff for our container to be shipped, thanking everyone who contributed to my efforts, setting up this site, figuring out how to pack everything so that I don't get hit with monstrous baggage fees...going to have to get strategic! They say we only need 3 days worth ...

... 9 was there to cover Bryan conducting. Bryan told the Choir and Orchestra that he had originally begun studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music until he decided he wanted to go into something “a little less competitive”—(he laughed at the irony!)—and chose broadcasting. What a wonderful conducting style for a weatherman! Bryan is hoping to come to Salt Lake to sing a Thursday rehearsal with the Choir some time soon.

Our guest ...

... all impressed with Jack, and swatted him away whenever he came near, so C, E and E took him around. They checked out the National Guard Display and a display from the local fired department. Afterwards they all went on a few carnival rides, which Jack enjoyed. Jack did have one interesting adventure- he went with Christian to an outdoor Cub Scouting event ...

... I have held the hand of a devil. It was warm in the night. I was cold as a stone. I believe in the kingdom come, then all the colors will bleed into one. Yes, I'm still running. You broke the bonds and you loosed the chains, carried the cross of my shame. You know I believe it. But I still haven't found what I'm looking for. Few of us will ever find that absolute certainty that our actions are not futile, that God smiles upon us, no matter ...

in less than 16 hours i am going to begin my 40+ hour trip, covering over 12700 miles and not stopping until i get halfway around the world...literally. i am just now feeling fairly confident about my packing, and my hindi character writing skills, however have not managed to finish my paper or the book i was supposed to read, but thats what the trips for, right? i ...