Saturday, December 27, 2008

Ready to Rock!

It was 4 a.m.  And yes, everyone showed up, had their passports, and was ready to go!  Here's how the morning worked:

* Showed up at 4 (most people carrying coffee).
* Team gear all prepped, tagged and distributed to team members.  In general, each team member picked up a 50 pound "team bag" that contained sand, filters, tools, or team gear.
* Jeanna distributed team binders, shirts (every India team member gets a red GCC polo for "emergency" purposes if we need to ID everyone quickly or travel as an easily identifiable group).
* Quick prayer as a team with family and friends who joined us to send us off.
* Final address to team regarding passports, security, information in binders, and final details.
* Everyone got in the "India Team Congo Line" (i.e. everyone with all their gear in a single file line, ready to march out to the Royal Excursion coach waiting for us in the parking lot) - see video.
* Met with team leaders for final check and prep.
* Off we went!!!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Mike & Elaine!
Seen you in the picture & video that was taken at the airport.
Homeland security wants to talk to you! haha!!

We are hoping you and your group had a good and safe flight into India.
Wishing you well and keeping you in our thoughts and prayers.

Love, Michelle, Tim, Liam & Katie

Chris and Pam Kukla said...

Hey Jenn,
We saw you in the video at the airport. We've been following the blog all day. This is a great way of keeping track of your progress. I talked to Randy today too - we all miss you.
We'll keep following the blog and praying for all of you. Be safe.
Love,
Mom, Dad, Jason, Alyssa, Tanner, Charlie, Morgan and Grams.