Halbrook Philippine Trip July 3-9, 2018
The preaching trip planned for July 3-August 2 is now well underway by the grace of God. Zach and Taya Martin, a young couple from the Hebron Lane church of Christ in Shepherdsville, KY, left Louisville with me Tuesday morning on Delta Airlines flights flying through Detroit and Tokyo, Japan, reaching Manila about 7:30 P.M. Wednesday. (The Philippine time zone is 12 hours ahead of the U.S.) The flights were smooth except for a little turbulence getting in and out of Tokyo, which is normal this time of year. Our flight landed early in Manila after about 22 hours of travel, the shortest travel time I can remember. This allowed me to go to the hotel exercise room for an hour before bed, which boosts my stamina after the long weary trip. Zach and Taya did well though they were not able to sleep until the last leg from Japan to the Philippines. They had no trouble at all resting after getting to our hotel.
After a good night of rest, we were met Thursday at the hotel by Elias Cruz, Sammy Paet, and Jhun Gumpad to rearrange the 10 boxes of Bibles and study materials we brought so they could be forwarded to our various venues by bus and by air cargo. This was a busy day as we ran several errands preparing for the days ahead. Zach annd Taya were real troopers and hit the ground running.
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