Mongolian Evening

We are finally here! After over a year of planing, working, and waiting we have arived in the country of Mongolia. We boarded a plane in Nashville, TN 6 pm Friday evening. About 27 hours later we landed at the Chengis Khan airport (yes, it really is Chengis not Ghengis). Local time was 10 am Sunday (9 pm CST Saturday night). Our flights were good, and we were able to rest some. Our bags did not make it with us, but all four came in today without issue. As you can imagine, we were both tired but going to bed was not an option for several hours. Since we are now 13 hours ahead of the time zone we were used to, we want to get used to our time here as soon as possible. We met our team leaders, and they showed us to our apartment and the area around our new home. UB is a bustling city. The sounds of urbin life surround our apartment. Many of you may have thought that we were stepping off the face of the planet, but in reallity we have done nothing of the sort. There are many ammenities availible within easy walking distance of our apartment. In fact, we have already visited a major supermarket and purchased a few things. Things are made a bit more difficult by the fact that neither of us know any Mongolian. However, we will begin our study of the language in a short amount of time. Right now we are just trying to adjust to our new environment.

We are very thankful for what has been provided. Our apartment is very nice! It has three rooms, a small kitchen, and a bathroom. In fact, it is actually bigger than the one we left in TN. We have a nice clothes washer and plenty of furniture for having guests over.

As we are settling in we can't help but think of all those who have made it possible for us to be here. We have been blessed with such great friends and supporters! Most of all we have such a wonderful Father who has brought us to this point.

So as not to make this a novel, I will end for now. Updates on our adventure will be added as often as possible, so keep checking for new posts!