Saturday, May 27, 2006

We are here!!

Hello from Mozambique AFRICA!!!
We have finally arrived after several days of exhausting travel!!! Right now we are in Southern Mozambique (Maputo) and we are being taken care of by some other missionaries...they said the next few days will be full of rest and relaxation and then a little orientation. As we arrived, we had a huge greeting from the missionary family at the airport. We made it through customs without having to pay any money. (thank you Lord!!) They like to charge foreigners for everything that they bring in, but the missionaries helped us with the language barrier and told them we were poor missionaries and the 8 gigantic bags that we had were for us to live in country for the next 2 years.
It was Corey's birthday yesterday...the big 28!!! We celebrated at a restaurant with the other missionaries...one lady even made him a homemade cake (all from scratch!) Then we took a 4 hour nap, woke up ate dinner and then back to bed for another 12 hours!!!! I think we are caught up now! This time change is a rough one! We are 8 hours ahead of Utah. We will be heading to Nampula on Tuesday morning. Thanks for you prayers. We are so grateful to the Lord for finally arriving safely in Mozambique! We will try and post pictures later.

10 comments:

Kristy said...

Glad you made it safe and were received warmly. Hopefully the jet lag won't last too much longer!

Anonymous said...

Yippeee!!! Glad you are there safe and sound...crazy to think you are blogging from across the world! Praying for your adjustment!

Anonymous said...

Praise God! It is great to hear that you got some rest and that your missionary family was there to greet you and help you throught the airport. God is great! We love you! And are praying for you. Let us know what we can specifically pray for you this week. Hey! It is Memorial Day tomorrow (5/29). Have a barbeque and a hot dog. Just make sure its not your neighbor's dog. Jenni, what are Corey's bicep measurements? You really need to post that information. Mark Kraft was wondering.
---Love, Tony

Anonymous said...

hooray!! your finally in AFRICA!! don't forget, i'm coming to africa sometime in the next 2 years. i'll bring you down some baskin robbins ice cream. adios mis amigos!! ciao 4 now! haha. luv ya!! bye!!!!!!!!!! *xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox muah*

Anonymous said...

Happy B-day C-dog! Glad you two made it safely and that God's care was evident in your travels to Africa. We will continue to think of you and pray for you as you continue God's work.

Take Care-

Kevin

Brandy and Daisy said...

I am so happy that you all made it! Happy Birthday Corey, and Jenni on Thursday!

Anonymous said...

So glad all went well! Hopefully you are in Nampui (spelling?) Happy belated B-day Corey and Happy Birthday Jenni.

Love, Steve & Melanie

Anonymous said...

Hope the full first week is going well and you are finding where the restrooms are. That was the best advice I got when I came to Utah to serve- find out where the basics are and you'll settle in fine.

Rob Lee

Anonymous said...

well happy birthday 2 the both of u! i miss u guys bunches. i have 2 go 2 the last day of school now and take my math final but we'll chat l8r g8r. i luv u!! muah muah xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
--karissa the coolest.
ps!! we made up a new nickname 4 our dad...the tony don kanone (ka-no-na) kanone means expert skier..we were watching some 13 yr. old spelling bee and that was one of the words and my dad got all excited. or we now will call him tony kanonee (ka-no-knee) so yea...that's how fasinating our life is...watching spelling bee's. k...kaitlyn's calling. i luv u guys and be safe and find a lion 4 me por favor! oooo!! we went 2 the dino museum at thanksgiving point and we watched a 3D show on an african safari!! it was wicked cool. k..i love u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo more muah's and hugs!! ciao 4 now!!

CCR said...

All my love to the birthday boy. 28, ey? - somewhere in Utah mama Duncan sheds a tear for the memories.

Here's hoping the so-called 'dark continent' can teach an increasingly old dawg some new tricks, and that the dawg can in the meantime dispel, by the grace of God, some of said darkness from said continent.