Preparations

Time is growing short as we and Lindsay try to pull together a million details for our time in Athens, Greece. We'll be leaving Monday morning from Houston and arriving in Paris for a few days with family while we wait for Lindsay's arrival. Then we're off to Athens, with arrival sometime Thursday afternoon. But in the meantime our to-do lists are somehow growing despite desparate efforts to check off boxes.

We've been finding donations of supplies and books, solidifying travel details, learning key Greek phrases, and even just preparing ourselves emotionally for our time there. That has been the hardest part so far, simply because there isn't a box to check off for Emotional and Spiritual Preparation. But I have been reading a lot from an international medicine site: http://www.globalhealth-ec.org/. It's full of informative articles and online courses about medicine abroad, and at least is reminding me of reining in expectations and preparing for an unpredictable road ahead. And I'm trying to focus enough in the midst of the chaotic preparations to sit still and pray through all of this - an important element.

Unlike our time in Belize in February, we will have at least sporadic internet access, and will be updating this blog as we go. Look for updates and stories throughout our time in Greece and afterwards as we spend time in Europe and Colorado before our move to Connecticut in early June. Send emails whenever you wish, and we'll look forward to hearing from you!