nearly home...

Keli, the kids, Cheryl, and Zach are all home safe and sound...and me, well...i stayed behind from our final leg home. we flew from Manchester to JFK just fine. getting through customs in New York was a little difficult--not for us--but for a guy who tried to bully his way through security, resulting in shutting down an area that our flight and 4 other international flights needed to access. so, we were re-routed back up through ticketing and through security, and to our gate, with just a few moments to spare before loading up for Cincinnati.

into Cincy was no problem (i think we taxied at JFK for as long as the flight was). once we found our gate, we heard "we need a volunteer for the Huntsville flight to take a flight tomorrow" -- having just heard a wonderful testimony of how such a moment prepared the way for a divine moment for Jim Lyon, we investigated. though it would have been nice to be home, i stayed behind with perks from Delta to allow me the opportunity for a future flight and a few extra skymiles.

knowing now that the family has made it safely. i too can call it a night and get some rest before the adventure re-begins tomorrow morning. sometime this week, i'll be posting some further updates, as well as some pictures, and a review of Chad Davenport's sharing with our church on Wednesday, June 3 about the Westside Christian Fellowship in Auckland, New Zealand.