We are 12 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (so all you friends at home in Kentucky, when it’s 9 pm your time on Sunday, it’s actually 9 am our time on Monday morning). mind=blown
Fun Facts: Traveling. To get to Hong Kong from Uganda, we flew 5 hours to Qatar, where we had a 6 hour layover, and then an 8 hour flight into Hong Kong. Tomorrow we head into the mainland and this will be our day:
*taxis at 9 am to get to the metro
*30 minute metro ride
*2-3 hour train ride
*34 hour train ride. yes, you read that correctly. 34 hours. half of us will be on “hard sleepers” (I don’t know), and the other half on chairs for the entire ride
*we don’t know yet how far from the last train station to our final location, but we’re hoping it’s less than the rest of the trip 😉
Facebook will not be available, so if you don’t hear from me on the site, don’t worry; I haven’t fallen off the side of the planet.
VERY IMPORTANT: all electronic communication is monitored. I will only be using my email this month (not even this blog), so please please PLEASE be very sensitive about things you say or information you share. Don’t use any name for “God” or “Lord,” don’t say things like “prayer,” “missionary,” “gospel,” “church,” or anything of that nature. Please do not type any prayers in my email, or encourage me with any form of Christianese language. All emails that I open will be viewed by the Chinese and can put our ministry, our contact, and any Christians we meet into danger. Please be highly aware and sensitive of your language. Also note that if we do have a chance to skype (and I sincerely hope we do), the call will be listened to. So even via skype, be very, very careful with the things you say to me or share with me. We want to keep everyone as safe as possible while we are here.
Email: If you do want to get in touch with me, you can reach me at [email protected] (yes, I still use yahoo).
Having said that, don’t worry that you’ll miss out on what we’re doing this month. I will keep a journal and log of all the adventures we go on and send out blog updates at the end of the month, so be sure to check back here at the beginning of November.
I am so grateful for this opportunity to go to the Big Country and do what I’ve been called for so long to do. This has been such a dream of mine for so long, and I am grateful to you all for all the financial support, encouragement, and thoughts you’ve sent my way. Please continue to think of me, and my team, and mention us to our Father as often as you think about us.
ladies night out in Hong Kong
leads you to things like YARN SHOPS
and make sure try the street food (it’s the best)
