So, I leave for Iraq tomorrow! I have finally gotten all the errands run, done the laundry, packed my luggage and my carry on (and placed all my liquids in a quart-sized baggie).
Tomorrow afternoon around 4, we'll leave Waco and drive to the DFW airport for our 9 pm flight. Getting there will be the hardest part. We have a 9-hour flight to London, and a 10-hour layover. Then we take a 4-hour flight to Istanbul where we'll have a 6-hour layover. Our last flight into Iraq is 2 1/2 hours. Combine that with losing 8 hours, and that means that we won't actually arrive in Iraq until 1:30 pm Tuesday!! Because of the time of day of the layovers, we won't be spending the night anywhere, which means we'll go for about 48 hours without being horizontal! I'm not good at sleeping on planes, but I'm going to give it my best shot :-) If you think about our group anytime Sunday afternoon until Tuesday morning, feel free to pray for us...
And if you wonder why I'm going back again, click HERE.
This is a picture and a story about Ahmad, a little boy who attended our banquet last year. The soccer ball he is holding in the picture is one he received from us at the banquet. We are taking 20 more soccer balls this year (along with a truckload of other toys donated by some very generous folks from our church)
It's just a soccer ball. Here, they are a dime a dozen. But to a Kurdish boy who can now keep up with his other friends while they play, that soccer ball is worth it's weight in gold!
5 comments:
God speed, my friend. May you have another incredible trip to Iraq. I am praying for you.
Lee Anne
I will be honored to pray for you during your trip. You can count on it!!!
I'm dreading the trip there for you, but I'm really excited about everything that will come after it! I'll be praying and checking in and looking for updates (send/post them at least twice as often as you feel inclined to and that should be good). : ) Have fun! And think of me when you're eating beans and rice and sipping Pepsi from a tiny little can with a straw. And I'll think of you and feel guilty when I'm eating anything BUT that. : )
Praying for you and remembering Paul today. I think it's great that you are spending today helping someone else.
I had not read you blog in some time, but The Lord brought you to mind today. I am praying for you today and remembering Paul with you (a little boy whose short life made a big difference). I pray that your trip is a blessing to you and many others and that it will make a BIG difference!!
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