Today has finally come, and we fly out in a few hours. With all the layovers, it will take us about 16 hours to arrive. My plan is to take some Tylenol PM and hopefully crash for as much of the flights as possible, and then to force myself to stay awake until 21:00 local time. Hopefully that alleviates the jet lag; last year I was a zombie for a few days. Anyway, you can pray for our flight. I'm not worried about getting there safely. The problem lies in arriving reasonably close to when you planned on arriving, and doing it with all of your luggage. Thanks in advance for your prayers...I'll catch you on the other side of the world.