Well, I believe that everyone is finally here. I can only speak from my own experiences; but it has been pretty exhausting so far. I was coming from Miami to Gulfport through Atlanta. Upon landing in Atlanta I found out that my continuing flight had been cancelled (due to "weather"). After a long night spent dozing at various locations in the airport and a morning full of stand by's I finally got into Gulfport about 12:30; too bad my luggage hadn't!

About an hour or two later, Sue and Tor surprised me by coming in on their flight; it was quite the shocking reunion! They then kept me company for a while awaiting the arrival of my luggage, my one checked bag containing 95% of my clothing! The company was most welcome and eventually Pastor and Erin appeared to take us home. We (rather, I) were comforted by an evening of Po' Boy sandwiches (mmmmm...Oyster 'n hush puppies for me, catfish for everyone else) and the pursuit for my luggage continues.

On the holy front, the Lord welcomed us with a fantastic display of lightening high in the clouds; humidity and heat are pretty high; but so are our spirits. There is no "work" scheduled for tomorrow, so it's our chance to get to know the area and the people...should be wonderful!

On a closing note; I pray that the Lord is keeping an eye on my luggage; cause Delta sure isn't!

"The delta planes in Georgia; well, they were looking for some bags to steal...."

Keep us in your thoughts 'n prayers!
Andy