Last Day

This will be brief. I need to pack still and we need to be up and going in around 6 hours (ouch)!

We had a nice relaxing day today lazing out in the hot springs (and when I say hot I mean SUPA HOT)! Then we headed back into Quito for some shopping at a cool open air market. We let the girls go off by themselves because I have NO desire to be near my wife when she is shopping. An absolutely dreadful experience! Lol...I know it's going to be especially troublesome when her eyes get big and her heart starts to beat louder and faster. We all found some nice souvenirs and gifts and left tired and ready for bed. But alas that was not to be...there was still the awe inspiring "Crepes and Waffles" restaurant that I have vowed I will go to EVERY time I am in Ecuador! It is such a wonderfully deliscious experiences that words can barely contain the yumminess that we experienced. I had a chicken and mushroom crepe, a Suprema Sundae, and a nice cup of English breakfast tea. I was a nice time just to relax as a team before starting the gruelling and emotional ride home. On a side note Amanda and I picked up some pretty interesting tea - Coca Tea (it is made from the leaves of the cocain plant and is supposed to be very good for your health). Let's see if we can make it through Panama and the US (don't worry I have been assured it is not an illegal substance).

Our flight break down like this. We fly from Quito to Panama with COPA Airlines at 7:00 a.m. Then we head to Newark on Continental Airlines at 10:00 a.m. arriving at 3:09 pm. We then have to stay in Newark until Sunday when we will catch a Continental flight home at 1:10 pm. It is sure to be a long journey and we would appreciate your prayers that it would be smooth and uneventful.

For those of you who need to know we are flying in on Continental Airlines Flight 2512 at 2:32pm.

We look forward to seeing all of you and showing you more pics (4000+) and some videos (2+ hours) of the awesome experiences that we have had here. We continue to miss these kids so much and look forward to what God has in store for both our futures and thiers.

Thanks again for reading along. Take care and God bless! Catch you on the cold side of the world!

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make your paths straight.'
'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future."

King Solomon and the prophet Jeremiah

J (for the rest of the team)