Sri Lanka

We are finally here in Sri Lanka. We started on Sunday afternoon for the airport (around 3 PM). There were some hairy moments upon loading the aircraft and they delayed us for nearly two hours as they informed some people that they were not going to be allowed to fly on that flight. I have no idea what the situation was, but the men they pulled off looked like they could have been potential terrorists - I am just glad they weren't allowed on. Take as long as you need to screen every passenger, just don't let us get hijacked!!

Fifteen hours later our plane landed in Dubai. We had an 8 hour lay-over so decided to go shopping in a nearby mall. It was around 9 PM there and we were just sure we could find somebody willing to help american tourists part with some dollars. We stepped outside the airport and folks, the weater was hotter than an August day in Houston! At least in Houston it cools down below 90 at night - this did not! The heat was unbearable and SO humid, it was actually difficult to suck it into your lungs. We pretty much turned around and walked back in the airport to read, play games and watch TV for the next 8 hours.

We landed in Colombo with no problems. There was a bit of a hiccup when they wanted to search Ted Diehr's case that held the generator for the projector of the Jesus Film equipment. It took about 45 minutes, but they finally did let him through - with ALL our equipment! Thank you for all your prayers about this - it really did go smoothly and quickly.

I am fading fast tonight so I will start telling you about the bus as soon as I have a minute and a phone connection. Love to all for now.