Back to blogging! February 5, 2007

Well, we meet again. My blog history tells me that I haven't posted since the end of November. That's pretty sad. I'll try to do better. The purpose of my blog is to give folks who pray for us an better view of what missionary life is like. In our E-News that is sent out each week, I touch on how God has answered prayers and how you can pray for us. The blog is an attempt to go a bit deeper with our family and our ministry, basically everyday life.

So, I'll back up to the first of December. Our family had the best 3 days in London, England. We went to The Tower of London, saw the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, rode a double-decker bus, rode the tube, visited the National Gallery, strolled through Herrod's and a bunch of a lot of other things. I think the most incredible place we visited was the Imperial War Museum. If you're ever in London...go! I couldn't believe the place was free. It gave me and the rest of us such a better appreciation of those who have fought for freedom on both sides of the pond. There were tanks, planes, shows, uniforms, everything you can imagine about war. It brought war to reality. Outside there was even part of the Berlin Wall. That gave me chills.

The sun goes down pretty early. It was getting dark around 3:30pm each afternoon. One evening we were pretty tired but not ready to go back to the hotel. The hotel was actually a hostile for missionaries which is pretty impressive. Anyway, Wes really wanted to go see "Casino Royale". So, I took Wes and Rachel. Melody took Michael to see "Happy Feet". We were in Picadilly Circus where there are several movie theatres. The kids and I get in line, pay for tickets, get seated and then I realized just how much I paid for the tickets...U$24.00 a piece! OUCH! I didn't really care. Seeing James Bond in London was cool.

While in that area of town, a movie primeire was going on. We got to see Ewan McGreggor and some actress whose name escapes me. The movie is called something like "Miss Potter". I didn't keep track.

Oh yeah, we had the best fried chicken from a hole-in-the-wall restaurant run by Indians. I felt bad that Melody never got her fish and chips but I took her to Red Lobster when we got to the US.

And, I finally got to ride my first 747-400. Man, is that huge plane. BIG! It was great. And, British Airways is amazing. The plane originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Not many originated in Sao Paulo and we thought the plane would be empty. Wrong! Most folks got on board in Buenos Aires! But there was legroom and Michael enjoyed having his own tv where he watched cartoons all night long.

So, this is a new beginning. That was our trip to London. Lots more to tell, but this got long.