Well, Wednesday I headed down to Lome from Kara. The trip took nearly 9 hours. This was the last time I would be leaving Kara as a single man! I was so excited! I've spent the past four months preparing the house for Adie, unpacking our container and of course, jumping into the ministry.
Thursday and Friday, JJ, a fellow missionary and friend helped me run some errands before he and his wife dropped me off at the airport on Friday night. My flight left Lome at 6 p.m. and about 25 minutes later arrived in Accra, Ghana where we sat on the runway for 2 hours awaiting new passengers and fuel. From there we flew over night 6 hours to Brussels. After a 5 hour layover and a 10 dollar cup of coffee (Starbucks over seas is a killer!), I was finally in line at a security check point getting cleared to board my flight to JFK in NYC. Well, I'm not sure why, but I was selected for a full pat down! After that I was cleared to move along. The flight took us another 8 hours to get to the US. It's always so nice to get back to America! You understand what everyone is saying, things look familiar and the food is so much better! Anyways, after yet another 5 hour layover I was finally on my last leg to Norfolk, VA. I touched down well over a day later and was greeted by my youngest sister and my two little nephews.
I didn't have much time to relax. Sunday night, I had a meeting at a wonderful church in Portsmouth, VA. just up the road from my sisters house (Sweet Haven Baptist Church). God blessed and despite being very worn out and weary from all the traveling, jet lag and time zone differences, I was able to present the ministry in of Togo, the need and challenge the folks about the work of the Lord.
This weekend has been super busy, filled with much traveling but I'm so thrilled that we have a God who is utterly amazing! He protected me every step of the way and brought me home safely. Now, it's time to visit a couple more churches and prepare for mine and Adie's big day which is literally just around the corner!!
