On our way to Asia for five months!

We are waiting for our flight to board for Hong Kong.  We leave Dallas at 10:45 a.m. this morning (Wed. 11/13).   We must be taking the scenic route!  The flight is 16 hours and 50 minutes.   Thanks to Jerry Cherry, AA pilot and minister at Red Boiling Springs church of Christ, we are flying on buddy passes.   We are listed as #16 and #17 (I think) on standby.   The lady at the AA counter said we should not have any problem getting seats.   We used to fly on employees' buddy passes to China and usually got business class seats because coach seats are sold first.   The business or first class seats costs at least $4,000 so we would never go this way without buddy passes.    We are hoping we get business class because this is a difficult trip, especially for old people.    Hopefully, we can get some rest on the flight with more leg room.

We arrive in Hong Kong at 5:44 p.m. which should be 5:44 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday morning.
We will sleep in the airport hotel and take the next flight to Bangkok, Thailand.   I don't yet know the schedule for the remainder of November.    Ron will get construction started for a safe house for girls in Mukdahan, Thailand.   With his construction background, he wants to be sure the foundation is prepared properly for this building that will house 60 girls.

Ronald and Gigi are secure in our motor home in Alvin, TX at this time.   We spent the last two days with them, teaching him how to drive a 38' motor home, hook up the car, and all the many things a person needs to know to operate this vehicle.    They are young and learned their tasks very quickly and Ronald proved to be a good driver.   Gigi was actively learning all of her responsibilities and duties and, as always, is a wonderful helper for Ronald.    They will be in TX visiting their supporters and raising funds until the end of January.

Our daughter, Leigh Ann, has moved to Clearwater, FL and is secure in her condo there.   Our granddaughter, Tatum will move to FL at the end of December.     This has been a very busy and active month with major changes in the lives of the Brown family.

I will post again when we arrive.   Please keep us in your prayers.  God bless you all.