Sat, Jan 5, 2013:
First day in Myanmar – we left Taipei at 7 am this morning and arrived in Yangon at 10:09 am. It was about 75 degrees when we landed but got up to the upper 80's later on. Going through their customs was not a problem. US is a lot tougher. Lazarus Fish and his entire family were at the airport to meet us. We took a taxi to our hotel but he got lost on the way and had to stop and ask directions.
Our hotel is the Hotel Ruby. It is a mom and pop type of hotel. The rooms are clean, nice beds, room has a frig and best of all, air conditioning! Also, they have wifi in each of the rooms! The rooms are small, however, and there are two of us staying in each one. So, it's a little tight, especially with all or our luggage.
We talked with Lazarus for about an hour about our itinerary for the week and then made arrangements to go out to dinner with his family. They would pick us up at 5 pm. Good to go so far.
Sat, Jan 5, 2013, cont.
We ate dinner with Lazarus and his family at a very nice restaurant that is located in a very beautiful park that is on the shore of a large lake here in Yangon. The scenery was truly fantastic. The food was delicious. We had steak, chicken, fish, and vegetable dishes that were served "family" style. Of course, there was lots of rice and we had fruit for dessert. The meal was very, very good and was a lot like eating Chinese back home. Darryl wasn't feeling too well and did not go with us to dinner. So, keep him in your prayers. I think he was just worn out by all the traveling we did.
On Sunday we will go to church. Craig Yates will be preaching the sermon. We will then get some rest in the afternoon. On Monday morning, I will start teaching LLJ to the college students. More to follow.
Fred R. Waggoner
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Soli Deo Gloria - "For God's glory alone".
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