Arrival in Sydney

So, I've decided to do a blog instead of writing weekly email updates. I should be better at updating this instead of composing lengthy emails periodically.

After 3 flights, I finally made it to Sydney. None of the flights were horrible; I did read Radical by David Platt in its entirety on the flight from DFW to LAX. It is such a challenging book, and I recommend it to every Christian, though be prepared to have your world turned upside down if you truly think about the truth of what Dr. Platt says. On the flight from LAX to Sydney, it was completely dark and there wasn't much to see, so I just slept and watched a couple movies. It wasn't terrible though I don't think I'd want to have flights that long very often.

Arrival in Sydney was frustrating, it definitely made me realize that I need to learn to be patient and not to quickly lay blame on others even if it is technically their fault. We had trouble with our visas because the travel agent forgot to put our middle names on them, and then the rental car didn't have the car ready, so we got to spend an extra three hours sitting around the international terminal at Sydney. Eventually we made it to Kiah Ridge, which is where we are having orientation. We didn't get to see any of Sydney, but during debriefing we are going to have an opportunity. I'll elaborate more in my next post because now we are heading back to some more orienting and then a trip to the beach!