Leaving

I just realized that I haven't even let you all know when we are leaving Sri Lanka...it's funny how you don't think about putting up basic information like that on for everyone. So this might come as a shock to some, but we are actually leaving tomorrow. Our flight leaves at 2am on Tuesday (Dec. 5th), but we will leave our place by 10pm Monday to make sure we have enough time to check in.


So needless to say we are in packing mode. We are actually almost completely packed up, so tomorrow we will just have some time to enjoy one last day in Colombo. So far we have 13 bags to check....I know we feel very embarrassed about bringing 13 bags to the airport, but in our defense 3 are full of IJM work stuff. They are all at the weight limit or a little above, so hopefully we get someone nice checking us in, who wont charge us for extra weight.

Going Out With A Bang....

There was another bombing today in Colombo. It was in the neighborhood just north of ours. (Don't worry we are fine.) Again like the previous suicide bombings it was very targeted. This time they were trying to get the president's younger brother. They failed on getting him, but right now the news is reporting 3 dead with 14 injured. Chitra, the lady who's been cleaning our place and teaching me to cook, was only blocks away from the explosion when it happened. Everyone here is getting more worried, and looking at ways to leave Sri Lanka. It's so sad because Sri Lanka has so much potential! & this war is just ruining the country. Please keep Sri Lanka in your prayers. & especially all the friends we are leaving behind, please pray for their safety.