Well...
Things are slowly coming together! I've purchased medical insurance ($15,000 for transport of mortal remains! Now you can rest easy, mom!) got my newly approved entry permit back, and will get immunized up to my eyeballs tomorrow. AND I purchased my first headscarf! I pull the look off pretty well, not gonna lie :) It's crazy to think that in a week and a half I'll be there..I'm waiting for panic to set in but thus far I'm still remaining calm. Not looking forward to the goodbyes, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
T-Minus 22 Days Update
The plane tickets have been purchased! I have a three day, 6,847.2 mile, four plane, one taxi journey to look forward to. My flight plan is Portland-Phoenix-Houston-Dubai, a lovely overnight stay in the Dubai airport, then a 6:30 AM flight to Kabul, where the staff of YWAM will meet me (thank God!) and accompany me to Mazar.
Maybe I should put this whole trip off until supersonic travel is around. It's going to be a looooong three days.
Maybe I should put this whole trip off until supersonic travel is around. It's going to be a looooong three days.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Minor setback
In which I, The Author, learn of the tragic Cancellation of my Direct Flight to Mazar-i Sharif, resulting in a Minor Panic Attack as I attempt to prepare Myself for The Alternative.
That pretty much explains it. All direct flights to Mazar have been canceled due to low demand, and my new course must be to fly to Kabul and take a 5-10 hour bus/taxi drive to Mazar. I say "5-10" because depending on weather, road closures, and the reported tendency of Afghani motorcyclists to race through the Salang Pass and summararily crash into you, the estimated length of the trip is hard to determine. All in all I was previously very much relieved that I could fly directly to Mazar, and having now been robbed of such comfort, I am currently trying to wrap my head around getting myself from Point A to Point B in a volatile, Anti-Western country.
But, thankfully, the Lord is my rear guard. My new verse-to-live-by is Isaiah 26:3- (edited for gender)
"You will keep in perfect peace her whose mind is steadfast, because she trusts in You."
That pretty much explains it. All direct flights to Mazar have been canceled due to low demand, and my new course must be to fly to Kabul and take a 5-10 hour bus/taxi drive to Mazar. I say "5-10" because depending on weather, road closures, and the reported tendency of Afghani motorcyclists to race through the Salang Pass and summararily crash into you, the estimated length of the trip is hard to determine. All in all I was previously very much relieved that I could fly directly to Mazar, and having now been robbed of such comfort, I am currently trying to wrap my head around getting myself from Point A to Point B in a volatile, Anti-Western country.
But, thankfully, the Lord is my rear guard. My new verse-to-live-by is Isaiah 26:3- (edited for gender)
"You will keep in perfect peace her whose mind is steadfast, because she trusts in You."
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
T-minus 50 days
Well, welcome to my blog. This is where I will be recounting what will most likely be glorious tales of adventure in Afghanistan. Right now I'm just in the process of getting plane tickets (which is harder than I thought) and trying to start to get visas (which involves patiently waiting for the YWAM leaders to send me all necessary documents..ahem, which have not yet arrived) and praying like crazy that God will work out all the rest. So stay tuned!
Janna
Janna
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