I just returned this weekend from traveling for a week. I was in Canada, then Mongolia, then Canada again before I came home. It was quite the adventure :).
Each time I get the privilege of transporting for CHP I get so excited. I love it. It's amazing to me the opportunities God gives me to take care of children and meet all kinds of people from all over. My life is anything but boring. This trip was no exception.
These are the 2 beautiful girls, their moms, and our translator.
Even before we set out on our journey to bring them from Mongolia to Canada for their life-saving heart surgeries, I got to spend 48 hours with my good friend, Emily, in Ulan Bataar. You would be surprised how much fun we could cram in to such a short amount of time, especially while she was still working. Check out all of the pics and make sure to read the captions. I had a blast hanging out with Emily and visiting with my Mongolian friends as well. It was a good time!
Before I wrap this up, I want to share a quick story from this transport. The baby girl you see in the above picture is about 20 months old. While the older girl handled the transitions well and slept quite a bit on the airplanes, the baby certainly had a harder time. By the time we were ready to board our plane from Seoul to Canada, she still had not slept. Babies who are awake for 24 hours are not very happy babies. I was a bit concerned about her and was really hoping she would sleep on the long flight. I really wanted to be near her on the flight, but the ticket agent said they couldn't change my seat. Out of 400 or so seats, there was only 1 empty one. As I was getting the group ready to board, I told the translator I wanted the group to get together and pray. I also hadn't slept and I really needed God to intervene. Even as she was translating to the moms to get together so we could pray, the ticket agent came over to us and handed me a new boarding pass for a different seat next to the group. Immediately Matt 6:32 came to mind: "...your Heavenly Father knows what you need". It was such a little thing, to change a seat, but it felt very big to me in that moment. So we prayed together as a group before boarding, and even before we were done, the baby fell asleep in mom's arms. The Lord knows what we need before we ask, whether little or big things.
I also got to visit another little girl from Mongolia who is leaving Canada soon to go home. We had a great time in downtown Toronto with her host family helping to support the Herbie Fund, who works with the CHP kids. I met more awesome people and ended up on a live Canadian newscast!
Here are the
photos for your enjoyment :)
P.S. I leave for Iraq with For Hearts and Souls June 29th for 2 weeks. More details on this trip as it gets nearer! Guess what? I'm excited for that one too!
