Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas....

I am so grateful to have gotten to come to Vegas and visit two of my most dearest friends: Martin and Eliangela... a lovely couple. I have never had a real reason to come to Vegas until these wonderful people opened their door for me to come. Martin and Eli spent three months with me in India in 2008 so we got to know eachother real well as living in another culture can do!

I ended up missing my first flight out of PDX and was told I would not be able to use the rest of my whole flight package I had purchased through Orbitz! Big big bummer!!!! I was so sad on Wednesday after sitting all day in the airport and trying to get another flight to Vegas....I ended up just getting a one way ticket and then once I got to Vegas, we arranged to pay a little to get my flights back! Thank you Jesus I was able to get it back.

My journey of not getting my origal flight worked out and I met some really interesting people on both of the flights to get to LAS. I was at the PDX airport and overheard a lady speaking a dialect I recognized from India. I asked her if she asked her husband to buy her a potato. She did indeed and was delighted to find out that I am a believer. She and her daughter and husband and I hit it off and talked the whole way to their hometown: Salt Lake. Once I got to Salt lake I sat by a girl about my age who...guess what she does for a living?! Massage therapy. Perfect! I picked her brain the whole way and she was overjoyed to share about her life! Everything works out for good!!!! I was so challenged to keep my eyes opened and not get discouraged about missing my flight although it was a bummer. I knew there had do be something good right around the bend, and sure enough!!!

I have been enjoying my time here greatly seeing my friend's world. I ended up arriving very late in the evening on Wednesday so after we crashed that night the morning brought a great opportunity to hike a well known mountain called Red Rock. Eliangela has been taking classes at the college here with two Chinese girls who ended up coming with us on the hike. That was a delight and such an amazing climb. We made it to the top and, in the words of those who speak Hindi or were on my last trip to India: "Kitti Mihan Vijay!" (Such Great Victory!). Yes, so, we spend the day with these girls and shared a good homemade 'Chinese' meal by Martin, and topped off the evening with a nice dinner and 'The Lion King' show! I highly recommend it!!!! It was such a blast and I found I have a deep appreciation for theatre. So well performed. Excellent.

The dry hot heat and bright light of the sun here is what I have needed for a long time. I am really soaking it up! Enjoyed connecting, chatting, poly-loging with some YWAMers today at the base and then went to a Celebrate Recovery dinner and group to scout out for a possible ministry to be started at the base here. Hit the Vegas Strip tonight and saw the water fountains dance to Shenia Twain! Art in Motion!