We have arrived back in Kansas! It was a little rough along the way but we had a successful trip home...besides three pieces of luggage, mine, A1's and Trent's which are to arrive to KCI around 1:45pm today and be delivered to each of us later today. We did not have luck with the travel gods this trip in regards to flight times but did have luck making each of our flights. We left Santisimo Sacramento around 6:30pm yesterday and following a short 10-15 min trip arrived at the airport. Our flight we knew had been delayed until 8:45pm and was about 1.5 hr flight to Lima. We were scheduled to leave Lima around 12:50am but that flight was delayed until 1:40am making our connection out of Houston a close one. We were able to purchase some final Peruvian gifts at the airport in our delay and have a bite to eat before boarding for Houston. We hit some turbulence which was rougher than I expected and made the last hour or so a little tough. Luckily when we checked our bags in Lima most of our bags had additional priority tags placed on them. Unluckily Trent's bag did not get that tag. With the rough weather we didn't land in Houston until 7:30am and quickly got through customs before grabbing our luggage. The priority tagged bags made it off the plane very quickly and we thought we would make our flight with ease. We quickly realized Trent's bag was not there so Amy and I stayed with Trent until his bag arrived while the others went to the gate to let them know we were coming. Our flight was scheduled to leave Houston at 8:54am and at 8:30am Trent's bag finally showed up! We hurried through baggage drop off thinking we still had a good chance of arriving at the gate in time. Until we got to security. With only one line open and at least 20 people in front of us we didn't think we'd have a chance. The three of us were quickly planning what our afternoon in the Houston airport would entail when we received a call from Reese/Dr. Randall saying they would hold the plane but we needed to hurry. So of course things moved the opposite of fast through security and once through we sprinted to our gate. They were able to wait for us and we quickly jumped on the plane. We made it on time to Kansas City with almost all of the luggage. Things I realized with our flight home is how much we take for granted the ease of communication these days with cell phones. I don't think we would have made the flight without so quickly being able to stay in touch about our whereabouts. Although we didn't leave with all of our bags they will arrive later today. After spending the past week seeing how happy those in Piura are with so little makes it very easy to appreciate even more what I have. And waiting a few hours for my bag is nothing compared to the struggles and work those we helped go through every day. It's a wonderful feeling being home but I can't begin to realize the total effect of the last week on my life. I'm looking forward to going back and doing even more.
A2
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