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Josh and I with our niece Malone and nephew Brennan
A long flight can be a good opportunity to: catch up on reading, listen to music and sermons on your IPod, journal, watch movies, etc. However, it’s no shock that sleeping on an airplane is an uncomfortable venture, even with the little pillow and blanket provided for you. Josh and I spent our 18 hour long flight from New York to Taipei, listening to sermons, reading and trying to sleep. Unfortunately movies were not a happening thing on this flight, which is too bad  since international flights usually give me the excuse to gorge on all the new releases.
I do have to admit that I look forward to the food. I like when the stewardess tells me the two options of supper (e.g. beef with noodles or pork with rice), and then passes me the cute little tray with the piping hot roll on it. I would compare the taste of airplane meals, to eating last night's dinner leftovers, which I have no problem with at all, and especially considering that these meals would be a luxury to many living in this world.
With an incredibly smooth landing, it was a great relief to get off the plane. China airlines had arranged a hotel room for us at City Suites, where we actually got upgraded and received vouchers for the buffet. We wanted to see the Taipei 101 sky scraper (currently the highest building in the world). It was only morning and we weren't to leave to Cambodia until early next morning. But we decided not to go to the tower on account that the taxi farei was very expensive. It was also raining and the city was covered in a thick haze which surely would have compromised the view. So what did we do instead? Josh poured himself into transferring tons of photos onto our website, and I took a long nap. Each of us reclined on our own queen size bed.
Tomorrow morning we will be in Cambodia. It’s hard to believe that before I know it I will be surrounded by the beautiful and funny little students of the New Hope elementary school and reunited with our young adult English students. There are so many things that I’m looking forward to; maybe the most is sitting down and talking with Pastor Keat and Sally (the founders and directors of Cambodia Mission Outreach) whom I admire greatly, and getting caught up on everything that’s been taking place. I imagine that soon our schedule will be full and we will be very busy again; but there is a joy in this busyness knowing that our work expounds beyond this world and into eternity.
So tonight, Taiwan, and tomorrow, Phnom Penh; where we begin anew. Your presence is all we need, Jesus.
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Pastor Keat and Sally, and their daughter Hannah
 


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