Here we are , 18 months after we first decided to chase the dream in America. Many months of praying and planning have brought us to the airport on 24 July , ready (some not so ready) to embark on the next great adventure in our lives. We had a delayed departure due to inclement weather ( that is sooo England, but I'll miss it!) and got under way an hour late. The rest of the flight was uneventful and we arrived in LA at 8pm. Frans and Christa were there to pick up a travel weary family, a cat and assorted bags and luggage. We were taken straight to our new home in Panorama City where we just collapsed in a heap for some much needed sleep only to be woken up a short time later by a very awake Daniel...ah...the joys of jetlag! Over the next few days we have spent hours in the pool in our backyard, opened a bank account, found a supermarket, met many many new people at church and generally tried to figure out where we were (and why we were here!)
Last photo taken before boarding the plane at Heathrow
Very tired family in new house - reunited with beloved Snuggles cat who had safe journey too
We wait alongside the "kerb" with our heap of luggage outside LAX airport. It is about 9pm and 24 degrees celcius.
House view from the back
Walking to church 5 minutes away from our frontdoor
Here he is!.... just where he wanted to be and worked for, for such a long time. We pray that God will bless our time in California
and prepare us for a lifetime serving Him.
A week has passed since we arrived and what a week it's been! We are camping in our near-empty house until the container arrives mid-August. We have the basics and cannot complain at all, it's an adventure. Ryk and I passed our written driver's licence tests and will do the driving test in 2 weeks. Yesterday we went to the coast for an afternoon of swimming, surfing and a fish'n'chips supper on Malibu Beach. Daniel scraped his leg on the rocks but we all had a great time.
