Ready-Set-Take-off!

Friends,

Sitting in the O'Hare airport, excited to board in a few hours.  The TSA experience was smooth, efficient and thorough.  Thankful for airport security.

And I am most thankful to my awesome wife, who made this morning go smoothly.  She drove me to the airport, she made me breakfast.  And she made sure I was all checked in. at Terminal 5  Maybe next time she joins me....?

My flight plan is to leave today, June 16, at 2:50pm from O' Hare and then to land in Shanghai tomorrow night at 7:20pm.  I am amazed at how time zone changes will impact this trip!  After going through customs and retrieving luggage, I will then take a connecting flight to Beijing, where I will meet Kiki and her parents at the Beijing International Airport just before midnight.  The next day I will fly from Beijing to Lianyungang, where I will meet the delegation team for dinner.  On Sunday we will worship with a Chinese house church.  Really looking forward to that experience.

So how does one pass the time on a 15 hour flight?

Reading Plan:
1. John Ortberg's The Me I Want to Be, a book about student leadership.
2. John Grisham's Rogue Lawyer. An easy page turner, because it is summer.

Viewing Plan
1. I would love to watch Game 6 of the NBA finals. Hopefully the plane has Direct TV! Not holding my breath.
2. Movies?  I hope to watch the movie 13 Hours, the Benghazi story. Read the book this Spring.

Gaming Plan
1. Sudoku puzzles.

Thanks for all the prayers going up on my behalf.  I am excited to share Unity Christian and Christian education stories in China.  I am also excited to grow in my global awareness of what Christ is doing in China.