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The Journey Begins




We have safely arrived at our home for the next week.  Typical travel with busy airports and full planes, but all was on time and the day was mostly uneventful.  The only excitement was when landing in Guatemala.  The runway had just come into view we were probably only 100 feet off the ground when the pilot gunned the plane and shot back into the air.  He later said the runway was obscured by a cloud and so we had to try again.  The cloud must have disappeared by the time we circled around because attempt number two was fine.  We are all tired from our day of travel, but I'm guessing sleep may not come easy since everyone is excited to be here and excited for our adventure to begin.  We will be praying for all of you back home and ask you to pray for us.  We will try to post daily updates and share all the amazing things God is doing in our lives. 

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