We Made It!

It took several days but we finally made it back to the US for our furlough!  We left Sucre for Santa Cruz on Monday the 17th.  Because Sucre has such a small airport, and no radar, flights get canceled all the time.  So if you have an important international flight to catch, you really need to allow 2 days to make it.    Our flight left on time Monday, and we arrived in Santa Cruz in the early afternoon.  We settled into our hotel and made our plans for the following day in Santa Cruz.  To help pass the time, the Mozombite family who serves in Santa Cruz, came over with their kids to swim in the hotel pool.  We had a great time catching up with them...and you can tell by the pictures below, the kids certainly had a blast together as well.  

We woke up early on Wed morning to catch our 9am flight from Santa Cruz to Miami.  Everything went well and we arrived at the airport by 6:20 am.  Once we made our way up to the ticket counter, we found out that our flight was delayed until 12:30pm and that we wouldn't make our connection in Miami.  So, we had a 6 hour wait in the airport before getting on our 6 hour airplane ride to the States.  American Airlines did put us up in a hotel and we had meal vouchers for lunch in Santa Cruz, dinner and breakfast in Miami.  On the plus side, our plane was only half full, so we were able to spread out and the kids were able to nap well during the flight.  Luckily the delay didn't cause us to miss any important events...we just had to shave off some time we had planned to spend with friends.  

We are thankful to have arrived safely and appreciate all of your prayers.