Arrival in Togo!

11.Jun.2009
Hey mom and everyone!

We are here safe. All in all it was a fairly routine 54 hours of traveling. We got off fine to Charlotte...the only setback was when Andy went back for sunglasses he thought he had left but were actually packed just fine. The flight to Charlotte was delayed 30 minutes because of a storm passing over New York but that didn't affect us because of our 4 hour layover there. The Royal Air Moroc flight to Casablanca was smooth...they put us up in a gorgeous hotel with two free meals...we squeezed in a train ride downtown..then caught the evening connection to Lome. Customs in Lome went smooth, all 7 bags arrived which was a blessing (minus one wheel), we met our hosts at the door (Russ and Melody Ebersole) just like planned, and they whisked us off to a wonderful guest house with air conditioning and chocolates. Andy even remembered to tell the porter "no taxi, no taxi....mon ami.....NO TAXI" this time. We slept, we awoke, we ate something that tasted really good, the Ebersoles took us shopping (cereal and ketchup for the boys) then out to lunch by the ocean, then a three hour drive to Adeta. As we drove through the gate Drew started remembering things from before which was neat.

Russ shared that most of the staff we met two years ago are still here, including nurses, PAs, and guest house staff. Florence met us as we drove up. Really, the main difference is that none of the docs we worked with are here right now! The boys immediately spread their toys over the living room rug, Cari and Andy set our "pan de chocolate" (bread with chocolate? -- a real treat here) and cookies on the counter and were quickly reminded by the ants why you don't do that in Togo, we ate a delicious dinner of tacos and chocolate chip cookies thanks to Florence (in case you were wondering .... Drew did ask why they eat the same food in Togo as we do back in the United States :) And now we are off to early bed (Cari and Andy at least, the boys will undoubtedly be up forever). The two docs are a bit overworked so they asked if Andy wouldn't mind taking call Friday (tomorrow) so please pray no adults are seriously ill that day.

Thank you for your prayers. Togo is much as we remember, and we are looking forward to a wonderful summer.

We thank our God each time we remember you. Delight yourself in the law of the LORD, meditate on it day and night, so He can give you the desires of your heart!

CADT (The Robertsons)