Adrian Leaves for South America

Adrian left Australia this morning from Sydney Airport and, as I speak, he's on his 16 hour flight to Santiago, Chile! He'll get there at the equivalent of 3:00am on Friday 11th (Australian time), but in Santiago it'll only be 2 hours later than when he left! He'll spend one night in Santiago, then fly to La Paz. This is where there will be massive altitude (please pray that he won't get sick). He spends 3 nights there, then flies to Cochabamba, where he'll be based for the 4 months! Thankfully, this is a bit lower than La Paz!!

Yesterday, we both made our way to Sydney and saw a few of the sights and spent some really good time together. We had some moments of sadness but also lots of fun and LOTS of laughing too (how could there not be with him?), so that was cool. Next morning we said our goodbyes and I used up enough tissues to create an environmental catastrophe, but I was happy to find I could sit inside the terminal with the big glass walls and watch the LAN Chile plane getting ready to leave! I took lots of photos of it taking off!

Please, if you are inclined to pray, pray. Adrian has a few days of transiting and trying to understand Spanish speakers before he arrives in Cochabamba, where he will meet the team there for the first time. So pray that he doesn't get sick, that he doesn't miss family and friends too much, that he travels around safely and confidently and that meeting the people in Bolivia all goes well. All in all, that it's a good start to one fantastic year. This year is a unique opportunity for him to grow as an individual, grow his faith, learn a lot, contribute heaps, and learn to depend even more heavily on God, following his lead wherever it takes him.

Here are some pics. Look for the plane taking off in the last one! It can just be seen in the background, behind the other plane. :)