The Aftermath of Traveling

There is a lot to be said about traveling all over the world....it is great to see exciting and adventurous places..to meet new and old friends...to visit our people in their different lives...and also to see God at work in and through us...!!!

BUT there is a not so pleasant side to this thing of running all over the planet....and it is called JET -LAG...I This time around it is CRAZY...this is the third morning I find myself sitting by the fire, working away on my computer at 3:00 AM!! Well, I did not miss out on sleep or something....crashed at 6 last night. I guess that is the problem. So, tonight we will try to be a little bit more strategic about it all and maybe even find a little "help". It gets a little confusing when you are trying to figure out if you are hungry for breakfast or dinner....and when do we take those malaria pills that we so faithfully downed early in the morning in Africa?? Oh, well, one of these days our bodies will get it right, and maybe just in time for day-light savings no doubt. Do we set our clocks ahead or back an hour next Sunday?

Another interesting thing that happens in the aftermath of a trip....you find yourself processing, and processing...and processing....not all bad, in fact it is a good thing. So, pictures and journals are helpful as we look back, evaluate and think over things.

Then there is the making lists of all the things that did not get done while we were traveling...and needs our attention sooner or later. Plus the 200 or more e-mails that need to be taken care of. But we feel refreshed and renewed in spirit...thankful to God for the Body of believers here in Oregon who so willingly stood with us and prayed during our trip. We could not have done it without them. There were literally hundreds of us on this trip....in prayer and in spirit. We are thankful!!