Finally Here

Thank God we arrived in Hong Kong early for our connecting flight because our flight from HK to Beijing got cancelled. We were met by an airline agent and escorted thru the airport to the connecting flight in time to take it. We arrived in Beijing two hours earlier than anticipated so we were happy that we might get to settle in with more time. Unfortunately, two boxes that were part of the donations did not make it into our plane. After waiting a while and not seeing the boxes, we started thinking the worst. Eventually, we resigned to the fact that the boxes were not going to show up. Mary stood on the long line of lost luggage reporting. Eventually, with her broken Mandarin and Susan's help, we reported the loss. By the time Mary finished filling out the necessary forms, the agent told her that the luggage might be coming on a later flight ten minutes later. Sure enough, after two hours of waiting and reporting, the boxes arrived. PTL! We were very relieved and now we could continue on our journey. Shepherd's Fields coordinators came out and waited for us all that time at the airport and drove us back to our housing. The accommodations are comfortable and we can now rest after the long travel. More coming soon...