Red Carpet Treatment

We made it!  The plane ride wasn't so bad with two little first-time flyers.  I could have done without all the turbulence, but the boys didn't even notice.  Thank God for TV screens behind each seat!  Traveling with all the bags, trunks, double stroller (not to mention the boys) was pretty intense.  But like my mother-in-law wrote in an e-mail, God sends guardian angels at just the right time.  As we were watching for all our bags on the carousel and wondering how we were going to get all of our stuff to the next location, an airport employee came rolling our trunks to us and offering to assist us.  How did he know???  God!!!


As we rounded the corner, we were overwhelmed with the entourage of team members welcoming us to Joburg!  What a sight for tired eyes!  They brought us to the place we're staying for a couple of days to help with transition.  How bizarre to drive on the other side of the road (prayer request!!!).  The fresh roses were a wonderful hospitable touch!


I believe it was about 1 AM (our time - 7 hours ahead) when we heard "Mommy, Daddy, I'm starving!"  So we had pb&j sandwiches and watched movies until the boys were ready for bed again.  Last night was a repeat, but hotdogs instead.  :)  It's pretty chilly in the house, but the space heaters and heated underblanket keeps us nice and cozy at night.


We had a wonderful evening yesterday with great friends we met in Virginia, their supervisor's family and another couple to celebrate our Independence day.  Pizza and games!!!  We have also felt the outpouring of love from Kody's co-workers as they are taking turns hosting us for a meal each day.


This morning we had a lovely meet-and-greet/tea time at Kody's office.  The next part wasn't so pleasant, for me anyway - driving...  Kody of course had no problem, but for someone who just learned how to drive a stick then to drive a car in a different country on the opposite side of the car and street created a slight panic attack.  I believe I'll be sticking with just neighborhoods for a while.  It is nice to have a car now, though!  We will be driving a Toyota Corolla (African version, very compact).


Thank you so much for your prayers and messages.  You all are a great encouragement during this time of transition.