THE FIRST TWO DAYS

Hi all, it is Sue Judd writing for the next couple of days.
We met TCC around 8.00am and after a tearful farewell to loved ones we set off to warmer climes and adventure. The flights were all on time and the planes and service were excellent. We arrived in Colombo airport at 8.30am to a very warm welcome from both the weather and the guys from Mount Carmel.
Helen Lobar and Sue Clark wasted no time in witnessing to two folks at the airport and on the plane.
FRIDAY 30th
The time difference is five and half hours ahead which is having its toll to some degree. The heat! Well, it's more humidity than the heat - but we'll cope. We were met by Raja and Danny - two of the pastors from Mount Carmel in an air-conditioned minibus. By now we were all feeling very tired and jet-lagged.
The drive from the airport was an adventure in iteself - the rule of the road is simple - thre are no rules which makes for interesting driving. We drove through beautiful mountainside but with our hearts in our mouths. We even saw a huge lizard takings its life in its hands by crossing the road.
We stopped at KFC in Kandy (to use toilets) and then went for a Chinese in what seemed to be a very questionable place but we're still alive!
We met up with Suresh and Mercy in Kandy and met Raja's family and Mercy's father.
By the time we arrived it was late afternoon. We had taken our lives in our hands by going up 3,000 feet to the college with nothing but sheer drops either side.
Everyone here is so welcoming and helpful, they have been preparing for weeks to get the place ready and they continue to serve us with humility.
We practised our dramas etc for tomorrow and listened to the local Buddhists chanting across the valley (they are very noisy). This is going to be an amazing couple of weeks.
God bless - the Sri Lanka team