Red-eye

They're not named "red-eye's" for nothing--my goodness! Definitely not my favorite way to travel. If I could sleep well on a plane, then they might be okay. We arrived at SFO about 10:30 p.m. last night. Got checked in fairly easily, but security took forever. For some reason, my carry-on was selected to get a second look. She cleaned the entire thing out and ran everything back through security in separate bins. Evidently, the TSA scanner had never seen a portable luggage scales and, of course, the 15 giant plastic quilting rulers (24" x6") in the bottom of the duffle also confused her. Finally made it to the gate at 11:30 p.m. A little over 2 hours later, we were in the air and doing our best to get some sleep. Even with an empty seat between us, it was just impossible to get comfortable. Somewhere around 3:30 a.m. there was about 30 minutes of turbulence; then, promptly at 5:00 a.m. the lights in the cabin came on and they started breakfast service. Definition of a "short night."

Immigration was painless--first time for us to use our residency card! Anytime all of your luggage makes it in one piece, it's a success. We sailed right through customs and were out on the street hugging Gilma and William in less than 45 minutes.

After a short nap, we unpacked a bit and now we need to make a grocery store run as there's not a thing to eat here. It's good to be home, but we already miss having Maleia and Josiah close at hand. We are, however, grateful for the technology which allows us to keep in touch--can't imagine not having access to email, Skype and Facebook.

The school year at New Life Christian School has already been underway for 3 weeks, so please pray for us as we begin teaching on Monday. Our first campaign of the fall starts on September 10 and quilting/Bible study classes begin the following week.

Thanks to all of you at home who support our ministry. We covet your prayers for the ministry.