Hello LAX. 4:15 alarm actually needs to wake us up! That's a good sign. 4:55 in car to the big Flag airport, quick drive thru the local Starbucks and we're off. In the next couple of hours here at LAX I'll learn how to add photos. Upon arrival we head to the international terminal to find JAL opens an hour later. A good Mexican breakfast calls to me, while Laurie enjoys her all time favorite egg mcsomething.

So, here's where it gets fun. We go ahead and wait in the almost non-line at the JAL counter for a few minutes, thinking we'll get this part out of the way and go sit somewhere, and well, do what I'm doing now. As we wait...all of a sudden a line, single file, all smiles of Japanese gals come out and go directly to their terminals to begin waiting on...well, people like us. Laurie says, "Oh, I'm gonna like this trip". Order. It's all about order. Gotta tell you, it was a rather impressive entry. How can I add this to our Grace presentation on Sunday mornings.??

Now we wait and do some catch up and maybe a little learning about blogworld, then we board our first ever 747 for the 11 hour flight to Tokyo, where we spend the night and head out in the morning to Jakarta.

Thanks to many of you that we've heard from. Thanks for praying for us as you think of us, both on the journey, and the destination. Can't wait to teach and encourage. This will be quite the adventure. Hopefully, a few pictures soon...