My day started around 6am with waking up ready to go! I put the finishing touches on my packing and headed out the door with my mom, grandma, grandpa, and a Hardee's biscuit with sweet tea. :) When we got to the airport my connecting flight ended up delayed for over an hour. Praise the Lord we allowed for a long layover so it didn't effect us too much.
When Patrice and I made it to JFK we had no idea where we were going. Again, God sent someone to help. We ended up riding a trolley at top speeds from one side of the airport to the other. It was quite impressive how well this lady managed around everyone. In no time we were at our gate ready to wait for about 3.5 hours before boarding our next flight! Thankfully, we were able to meet up with two of our other team members (Temaki and Tanishia) and had a wonderful American meal at Chili's! Then back to the terminal where we met up with the rest of our team.
Like I mentioned, the flight was really smooth. The guy next to me was really nice. He is from Sierra Leone and told me all about his family there. I managed to sleep on my food tray for a bit . . . I had an aisle seat so there was no other option. I managed to watch Gulliver's Travels, Big Mama, and Tangled (twice) before landing. Oh and an episode of Andrew Zimern in Iceland.
To exit the plane Accra we walked down the stairs onto the tarmac then rode a bus to the terminal where we quickly made it through customs, picked up our bags, and met up with Dr. Clarke (our team leader). From there we came to the airport where we've been resting up before heading out to see Accra and get some lunch soon. Actually, I should probably be meeting up with my team about now! ;) I guess that means goodbye for now!
I was hoping to post pictures with this, but the computer in the internet cafe is working a little too slow. Hopefully we'll get the wifi fixed soon and I can put them up using my computer.
Thanks everyone for your prayers for our safe travel. The Lord surely answered.
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