Wednesday, January 13, 2010

TROUBLE ON THE BORDER

WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, I TOOK MY OVERCOAT TO A DRY CLEANERS TO HAVE IT CLEANED. I LEFT MY PASSPORT IN THE POCKET. (GROANS HERE). LOOKED A LITTLE RAGGED TO ME, BUT OK. A COUPLE OF PAGES LOOSE. GET TO THE BORDER AND THEY DON'T ACCEPT IT. (GROANS HERE AND WHAT A DUMB THING TO DO WOULD BE APPROPRIATE). IT MEANS I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE CONSUL AT THE AMERICAN EMBASSY TODAY AT 10:30 TO GET A NEW PASSPORT OR REPAIR THE OLD.

TWO WAYS TO LOOK AT THIS. ONE. IT WAS STUPID AND BEAT MYSELF UP. (OK, DID THAT A LITTLE BIT. DIDN'T HELP) B. (I KNOW THAT SHOULD BE A 2) THINK ABOUT IT LIKE THIS. IT IS REALLY GOOD THAT I WAS UNABLE TO FLY OUT TO ADYGEA. WHAT WOULD I HAVE DONE THERE? IT IS REALLY THIRD WORLD, AND THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE SHOT ME ON THE SPOT. I THINK SOME DAY WHEN WE SEE THINGS GOD'S WAY, WE'LL GET A HUGE PERSPECTIVE ON HIS SOVEREIGNTY AND WE'LL UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHY THINGS HAPPENED. UNTIL THEN, WE TRUST. (AND TRY TO BETTER A JOB IN THE STUPID REALM)

SO MY DAY WILL START IN TALLINN. THEN WE WILL SEE. I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.

I HOPE YOU ARE PRAYING WITH ME FOR THE PEOPLE IN HAITI. KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD MISSIONARY FAMILIES THERE. I AM SEARCHING MISSION SITES TO FIND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEM.

AND I'M PRAYING FOR YOU. GOTTA RUN.

LOVE YA'LL. YA'LL LOVE EACH OTHER.

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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2010 at 6:32 AM

    Or, try to get your passport fixed before you go anywhere with it. :D This sounds like one of those trips.

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  2. T.J. ThigpenJanuary 14, 2010 at 7:38 AM

    Just borrow someone else's passport for a while. There has to someone around there who looks a little like you. Reminds me of a trip I made back in '85 when I was working for the agency. I was traveling with Commander Chuck and we got things done. That's why he's in the Pentagon now.

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  3. Thomas WinfreyJanuary 14, 2010 at 7:55 AM

    Kudos on deciding not to get shot.

    Small groups was great. I really like the new series on the heart. It's called "It came from within". I thought it was going to be a difficult topic to talk about. Because it's such a personal subject and just admitting that you're heart is wicked when you try so hard to filter it.
    I learned alot.
    It takes a series like that to illuminate the problems I have that I don't even think about.

    Addyson was a great host.

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