We met up with the group of 7 from Kearney UMC, and we had an uneventful flight to Dallas. There, we met up with some new friends who are doing missionary work in Guatemala. It was a God-moment to be able to talk with them at the airport about their work, and about possibly hooking up with them this summer in Guatemala.
We had a 5-hour layover in Dallas (ugh), but we eventually flew out at 12:55 pm and arrived in Belize City this afternoon. A LONG line through immigration, and then a scary moment while retrieving our luggage. All of the luggage was off of the belt - except for mine. I was missing my one piece of personal luggage - all of my clothes, etc - and there's no more luggage coming down the chute.
Uh oh.
This doesn't look good.
About when the group was going to give up and go help me file a report, an airline employee comes walking in with my suitcase - said it had been "taken off of the line" for some reason.
Woo hoo! I have clothes!
We then went through a LONG line at customs - apparently, school supplies and toys make a big stink coming through - and then we were on the bus, heading about 2 hours north to a small town called Corozal.
We arrived in Corozal around 7:00 pm and checked into our hotel - which is pretty nice, actually.
It's dark - it gets dark early here - and so we opted to walk just half a block down the road for Chinese. I thought that was kinda' funny - our first night in Belize and we eat Chinese. But, it was GOOD! And plentiful!
Time for bed now - it's only 9:00 p.m. and we're all exhausted. Church is at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow and we have to begin walking at 6:40 a.m.
If any of the church staff is reading this right now, don't even THINK about moving church services to 7:00 a.m.!
Peace.
Posted by Sherri Odell
You didn't mention how far you have to walk to church...inquiring minds want to know.
ReplyDeleteMy mother's side of our family are all from Kearny. The DeShons and the Greens (my aunt Connie's married name). If there's a lull in the conversation at any time while you're there, you might ask if any of those folks from up north know any of my kinfolk. ; )
Hope you had a beautiful Sunday there! So glad to know that you arrived safely. All my best wishes as you start on your new adventure!
ReplyDeleteI CANNOT WAIT to hear about your conversations with the HOWW folks! Stay safe and flexible...VERY glad you got there and humored by your walking to church, how old-time of you! Although BEST way to meet people and see how they all live!
ReplyDeleteWhat a blessing to be able to work with the children. FANTASTIC! Ke3pp having a good time, see you soon.
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