Different Timing

It has been a stressful couple of weeks but we have officially bought plane tickets. To cut to the chase, we have moved our trip dates to July 23rd through August 8th.

While we had been planning on leaving before the end of June, we discovered that the available flights into Liberia would have prevented us form getting into the country before late Tuesday afternoon. Furthermore, the plane ticket prices were steeper than anticipated. We had been trying to be traveling fourth of July weekend because it fit best with my work schedule but when we realized the issues with the flights we had to take a step back and regroup. We knew that if God wanted this trip to happen, we couldn't force it our way.

Still, after putting so much into planning, specifically all the work my mother-in-law had put into arranging flights with the humanitarian travel agent, it was debilitating to have to reconsider what we were doing. We began to look into dates in late July. A later date would allow us (and our friends in Liberia) more time to prepare and the flights were several hundred dollars cheaper per ticket.

However, we still had the issue of the available flights into the country. Our original plan was to leave on a Saturday. However, the only available flights left on a Thursday and Monday. While it means taking more time off, Thursday means four additional days in Liberia so we have elected to extend our trip. We are pretty excited about this opportunity and the extended time we will have in the country to spend with people.

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God bless,
Anthony