We're Here!

Just wanted to let everyone know we're finally here. We had such a long and tiring flight, but we made it without too many complications. It has been very evident that God has been bringing people into our path who can help us out. We had a snag at Toronto airport when my ticket went through, but Blake's was apparently locked up by South Korea and because their work day hadn't started we didn't have access to it. Toronto finally gave Blake a paper ticket in order to get to Dallas where we were to catch our connecting flight with one hour to spare. This meant that we had to figure out the ticket situation in Dallas and possibly go through customs again within a very short amount of time. We were a little concerned that we wouldn't have enough time and as we sat in the Toronto airport talking about it, this guy sat down relatively close to us. Blake being the friendly guy that he is decided to strike up a conversation with him and we discovered that he was actually a pilot in Toronto and was going to Dallas for a personal trip. He seemed to really like Blake and was also a little concerned about our situation. Although we didn't sit with him on the plane, he figured out where we needed to go in Dallas and explained exactly what we needed to do to get there in time. What a blessing to have a pilot looking out for us! Our 14 hour flight to Korea went fairly well aside from the crying babies and our inability to sleep. When we got off our flight we hadn't had sleep in more than 24 hours aside from a bit of dozing on the plane. Getting through customs and immigration without being able to understand signs or the people directing us was pretty crazy. We then had to catch a shuttle bus to another location and then we had to get in a taxi to take us to our actual hotel. We were told to just make the taxi driver call our employer and he would then explain how to get to the right location. It was a little insane and the driving here is absolutely nuts! We were so exhausted and hungry when we got here and found a Burger King across the street, but we were too afraid to cross because of the maniac drivers. Perhaps we'll get more confident when we're not sleep deprived and can see straight. Our hotel room is beautiful and almost better than our 'western' standards and we'll be here the entire week. We met some guys in the room next to us who have just finished the training week for CDI and have been helping us out and giving us tips. That about sums up where we're at now. Thanks for all your prayers and notes of encouragement!