Goodbye from Raymond!

Here it is, Monday night, a little past 10PM. Everything tells me that we should be getting a good night's sleep in advance of traveling tomorrow. But how do you settle in and forget what is about to occur?

My brother Duane & his wife Cheryl will be here at 9:30am tomorrow to drive us to St Louis. We depart Lambert at 1:35PM, and a 2 hour flight takes us to Detroit. There we have an hour & 30 minute layover. An 8 hour flight gets us to Amsterdam, there we sit through a 5 hour layover. Then a 2 hour 30 minute flight takes us to Kiev, Ukraine. We will arrive there at 4:25PM Wednesday, their time. Here in Illinois it will be 8:25AM Wednesday morning.

Then the adventure really begins. Thank God for the Hopeful Hearts group that has guided us throughout this entire journey. Their translator/facilitator will meet us at the airport & stay with us every step of the way. We are confident that we are in the good hands of knowledgeable people.

So stay tuned... next time I blog, we will be in Ukraine. I pray that God keeps each of you safe and happy through a wonderful Thanksgiving week. Take time to slow down, look around, hug your family, and count your many blessings! I know Barb and I certainly are!

In His Love,
Darrin, and Barb!