ALL ABOARD

Well maybe not quite yet. Julie and I leave today for our across-the-seas journey. We'll fly from different airports to meet in Chicago where we will then take a 15 hour flight to Hong Kong. From there, we have a 3 hour delay before we head to Singapore (a 3 hour flight). We will be arriving around midnight on Wednesday which is around noon EST of the same day. We stay a few days in Singapore before we board the ship. After looking at the weather forecast, I am guessing it is the wet season in this area. Once on the ship, we will be sailing to 3 islands in the southeastern part of Indonesia. This ship is the same one that Renee and Kris were on, so we may cross paths with them along the way. The USNS Mercy is a 1,000 bed hospital and I am told there will be about 1,200 staff members on the ship during our rotation. The Mercy was the ship that aided the area of Banda Aceh after the tsunami in 2005, so its return is significant and meaningful in providing further care to the area of Indonesia. We are both very excited to be a part of Project Hope and begin this unique opportunity.