Day 1 and Day 2 Belize...

Good morning from Belize. It is 5:30 a.m. our time on Tuesday as I write this blog. We arrived safely into Belize Sunday afternoon. Our flight was good and the team is wonderful. We connected with Meleah our final team member from Dominican Republic when we arrived in Belize. Please know that the journey began the moment we arrived into the country. In fourteen years of traveling all over the world to do ministry to our missionary women overseas we have never had the experience we had coming through customs here. Without all the details just let me say it was costly (literally).  I'm sure there was a spike in my blood pressure! ha,ha,ha,

We did make it to the hotel and got settled in and headed to dinner, of course those of you that travel realize we as Americans are the only ones that live our lives at warp speed!! Having dinner in America....30 minutes maximum and that is only if they asked you to pull forward to the yellow line while they finish  the new batch of fries they started when you asked for 7 large fries. ha, ha, ha   So far we haven't had a meal here that is under two hours or more from start to finish. However, the food is good and you are really hungry by the time you get it.

Monday morning we slept in a while and then some hung out by the pool while Linda and I visited with our hotel contact in person for the first time. In the afternoon we took a site seeing excursion through the city. Last night we did retreat preparations for the ladies that will be coming in Wednesday. Today, Tuesday, the team is going on a Water Taxi to three different areas to do some snorkeling. Pray for a sweet time together as we continue getting to know each other more and pray for laughter (not lacking much in that area here!)  Pray also as we minister to the hotel personnel. We have been able to start spiritual conversations with several of them. It is obvious that there is a lot of religion here verses relationship to Jesus Christ.  Hmmmmm ... sounds like a lot of places, yes?

Will write tonight to fill you in on our snorkeling today, stay tuned because there should be some good laughs in it!!

Love you,

His,

Vickie

P.S. Please pray for the missionary women as they make their final preparations to leave and come to the retreat tomorrow.  Also, for us as we finish up last minute things tonight.