Yesterday morning, my flight to Hyderabad landed at 7:30 AM. Before this I had been on two 8+ hour flights and a 7 hour layover in Mumbai in the middle of the night. I then rode for about over 6 hours in a car to my final destination of Ongole. During my travels I learned that it is difficult for me to travel such long distances on my own. I am naturally a rather social person, so going over 30 hours without really talking to anyone or any of my friends was pretty difficult. I can say that I am very happy to have finally arrived and am with some familiar faces. Everyone that I have met have been incredibly kind and helpful to me. I am so blessed to be around these people.
After I arrived, I slept for about 2.5 hours before going out to dinner with a lot of the SCH team. I think this is going to be a great month. Trying to get a good night's sleep proved to be rather difficult. My jet lag only allowed me to get about maybe 4 hours of real sleep. Prayers for quick adjustment to the time change would be greatly appreciated. It looks like today will be spent visiting the different homes that the children are living in. I hope that I have the energy to get through the day.
I have been recently wrestling with thoughts about whether this trip was the right decision. My exhaustion from traveling has made me very susceptible to these kinds of negative thoughts. I ask for prayer over my ability to get the rest that I need so that I can combat these negative thoughts. I know that God wants me here. If he did not, I would obviously not be here.
I will hopefully have another entry at the end of the day about meeting the children.
Thank you for your prayers.
After I arrived, I slept for about 2.5 hours before going out to dinner with a lot of the SCH team. I think this is going to be a great month. Trying to get a good night's sleep proved to be rather difficult. My jet lag only allowed me to get about maybe 4 hours of real sleep. Prayers for quick adjustment to the time change would be greatly appreciated. It looks like today will be spent visiting the different homes that the children are living in. I hope that I have the energy to get through the day.
I have been recently wrestling with thoughts about whether this trip was the right decision. My exhaustion from traveling has made me very susceptible to these kinds of negative thoughts. I ask for prayer over my ability to get the rest that I need so that I can combat these negative thoughts. I know that God wants me here. If he did not, I would obviously not be here.
I will hopefully have another entry at the end of the day about meeting the children.
Thank you for your prayers.
Will! You're going to have an incredible adventure! I'm excited for you! Thoughts and prayers being sent your way.
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