Safe Travels

I'm sitting in the airport in Addis Ababa about to leave Ethiopia. This is only the second time during my trip that I've had access to a computer so I wanted to say hello. I just saw that David posted to my blog earlier this week (thank you Honey!) I had no idea that he was going to do that, and if I had known, I would have tried to make my description of this amazing country a little less juvenile. The work my team has done this week has been incredible - not that we're particularly incredible people, but God had truly worked through us to bless many orphans (not to mention that we were also amazingly blessed in the process.)

My $5 time limit in the airport internet cafe is up. Wish me safe travels and I'll update soon.

***I wrote the post above about 14 hours ago (if my calculations are correct.) Speedy internet connections are definitely lacking in Ethiopia and I couldn't publish what I wrote. So here I am in Amsterdam, a day later - still traveling, in what seems to be the most expensive airport in the world. I just paid $13 for a McDonald's cheeseburger meal. I think I pay $2.99 for the same thing at home. Note to future travelers: the US dollar does not hold up well against the Euro. I really wanted to buy the kids some European chocolate bars but I didn't think it was worth taking out a second mortgage on the house. I truly can not wait to get home. Every time I close my eyes I dream of kissing my husband, hugging my kids and sleeping in my cozy bed. Thank God I've only got 13 more hours to go!