We're Here!

We safely arrived in Croatia this afternoon after about 26 hours of traveling.  I apologize in advance for the randomness this will surely take on due to lack of rest.  The flights were fairly smooth with only a minor delay in New York City on the runway.  The kids did great on the planes and Jonathan did not complain of his ears at all.  The biggest relief was to see each of our pieces of luggage come around the carousel.  Jura met us at the airport just to say hi as he was in Zagreb for a concert (he plays the clarinet in the Croatian Army Band).  Mladen picked us up and Nadiza and Vessna had a wonderful lunch ready for us at the church building.  It was kind of a soup over mashed potatoes with whole bell peppers with meat and rice cooked inside.  She even had a small pot of it especially for Rachel (gluten free).  Nadiza's son is taking Kristin and Molly to their place to stay right now.  One of Morris's readers offered her apartment for part of our team....a BIG blessing.  We were first told it was 10 minute walk away, eventually the story became a 15 to 20 minute walk away.  We'll see.  :-)  All in all a long and very good day and we are all ready for some great rest.  Tomorrow we will visit the police station and receive our visitor's passes.  Thank you for your prayers and support.  We really appreciate them and you!