Home again . . .

Well, I made it home on Friday morning! I managed to finagle my way onto standby for the LAX-IAH flight . . . that whole process of changing the flight was really very frustrating! WOW. But all is well, I made it home safe and sound . . .

Hopefully this video works! This is a video of the kids singing at their nightly devotions!

Leaving on a jet plane . . . I don't know when I'll be back again . . .

Hey all,

I'm off to the airport in about an hour. I am all packed and ready to go. My luggage weighs about a million pounds! :) Some things never change!
Anyway, please pray for us as we travel.
Goodbye from Thailand . . .

Susannah

One day left . . .

Hello,

Well, I FINALLY was able to change my flight home. It looks like I will be home on the 9th. I have a day layover in LA because all flights on the 8th were full--ARGH! Oh well. I plan on sleeping!
Anyway, we went to the orphanage to say goodbye last night! It was sad, but I know I will be back one day. The kids are so precious. I will miss them.
Well, it's our last day here, and who knows what we will be doing . . .We're going on a river cruise tonight for dinner, so that should be fun.

Write more soon! Please pray for us as we travel.

Susannah

Plans have a way of . . . changing

Hey all,

Well, it looks like I will be home a week or so early. My friend Cheryl ended up losing her passport at the last minute, so our entire trip has now been cancelled. :( Yes, I'm disappointed, but God knows best, and apparently, I wasn't supposed to go. I can deal with that. I've been busy trying to cancel hotel reservations and air flights (stupid Air Asia!) and just figuring out what to do.
I contemplated continuing by myself, but that's just no fun (and my family would kill me). I mean, I could totally do it and figure everything out, but how boring. I mean, Disneyworld in Hong Kong by myself--welcome to loserville! :)
Anyway, I've been at the travel agent and airport trying to change my flight home. After several attempts to call China Air (an airline which I do not recommend, by the way), I finally finagled my way onto standby for the Taipei-LA flight after speaking to an employee at the airport. It's not guaranteed, but it's something. The travel agent told me all flights on Air China were full--for the entire month--which I so did not believe. It won't cost me anything to change the date, which is good considering I'm now paying for parts of a vacation I can't take . . . but I may have to change my port to San Francisco or even Seattle if needed. Sigh. Please pray that everything works out!
On to happier things. The hotel I booked in CM for Cheryl and me is just beautiful. I couldn't cancel the reservation (must be within 7 days) so I decided to go anyway. Kris and Sara came with me, and we've really been enjoying this incredible oasis. The service here is exceptional--for example, last night we were coming home from the Night Market, and it was raining. We only had like 3 feet to walk in the rain, but the staff came running with umbrellas. And this morning we had breakfast in our room, which is just gorgeous. I want to take the bathroom sink home with me! We have decided to stay another night in this paradise--the change of scenery has been nice.
Ok, that's all for now. I'll post some pics soon. Again, please pray that everything works out and I won't be stuck in Taiwan!!!!

Susannah