In India!

Here's an Update: The flight to NY was uneventful, but the at JFK in NY, we were told TWICE the wrong terminal and gate to go to... and there was a woeful lack of information on screens telling us anything we could use. As a result, we ended up running at top speed to literally be the last ones on the plane to Brussels- I think they were waiting for us.

So we get on the plane, and I realize I don't have my phone. I close my eyes with the sinking realization that in our extreme rush to get through security and run to the right gate and make this plane, I had to put my phone in a separate tray for the x-ray, and I never picked it up. We just ran off. I tell one of the flight attendants, who tell security, and they take my boarding pass and jog away (presumably to the security checkpoint which was faaaaar away). Now they can't take off since I don't have my boarding pass. At the very least, they need that back. So once again, the whole plane sits there waiting. We all were praying, and miraculously, they show up with my phone!

Brussels was great, we made our connecting flight to Chennai, and even had great seats. The international flights were really nice, although the closer we got to India, the spicier the food seemed to get. I and Debbie were okay with that, Sammy not so much. We got out in India and got stuck at customs since we didn't happen to have the exact address we were staying at. Finally producing a local address, the customs lady (who was very annoyed and possibly drunk with power) decided that she would let us pass since we had a small boy with us. Thank you customs lady.

We didn't get our bags rifled through, and it wasn't super crowded since we landed at about 1:30 AM Friday morning. We met up with our contact, but due to some miscommunication we had to figure out where our driver was. So we waited, sweating for a while in the warm and humid area right outside the airport, and finally ended up catching a ride to a hotel for the first night. Starting tomorrow we will be at the place we were supposed to stay. We are okay with this hotel for tonight though, the AC is ice cold and it is very nice.

Tomorrow we intend to go to the place where Thomas (doubting Thomas from the Bible? That guy) was killed and/or buried. The next day, we go for our first day at the orphanage, and meet our daughter!

On a side note, it is about 4 AM here, and as I type this, Debbie just sat bolt upright in bed and said, "I used tap water when brushed my teeth." We are supposed to use bottled water. Eh, she probably won't get malaria, right?

I knew there was a reason we were all taking malaria medication :)

I will post some photos of some stuff up to this point. We miss all of you, thank you for your prayers! They are making a difference!