Today at approximately 7:10am ET I departed from my third and final flight within the past 24 hours. Final destination: Antananarivo, Madagascar, or "Tana" for short. I struggled through the process of obtaining my visitor's visa, as I cannot understand French (or Malagasy). But finally I received my visa and had my passport stamped. Then about three or four minutes later I spotted my luggage- both bags had successfully made it through! Praise the Lord!
So after 19.5 hours of flying, 4 different airports in 3 different countries, and about 6 hours or less of lay-overs, the only set-back included losing my big bottle of sunscreen going through customs in Burlington, VT and going without my medication from JFK to Madagascar (I checked both my suitcases and failed to put any medication in my carry-on). All things considered, I'm very blessed that everything turned out as it did. Thank You, Lord!
Later...
Currently I am at Africa Inland Mission's headquarters- in the guest house. It's similar to the guest house my Uganda group stayed in last summer in Kampala. There was running water, a water heater for the shower, and electricity. I wonder what the Niles' home will look like? I've tried not to imagine too much because I don't want to have expectations.
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