A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A JET-LAGGED MISSIONARY

It's my turn to blog in this week-long blogging report from 'Cup missionaries.
We arrived in USA Friday evening from Africa – a long, long, long trip.

Sunday, May 28, 2006

12:30 AM Wake up thinking it’s time to get up

1:45 AM Wake up thinking it’s time to get up

3:10 AM Wake up thinking it’s time to get up

4:30 AM Give in and get up

5:30 AM Enjoy a breakfast of good old American Rice Krispies and fresh raspberries

7:00 AM Think about going to the 8:00 service at HPC and then remember we went to the Saturday service last night

8:00 AM Go to the office and catch up on emails (227), sort 4 months of junk mail, watch a Gaither Homecoming video—finally some “real” music—and then remember how moved I was by the music of radical youth called "Delirious" in Rwanda. I am old but God’s anointing can still get me even if it is young “whipper-snappers “ singing

12:00 PM Meet son Dan and his family and nephew Todd and his girlfriend at TJ Ribs (awesome) for lunch.

12:30 PM Take picture of plate of baby-back ribs to email to Ben to rub it in

2:00 PM Sit back and look at my beautiful family and thank God for them and for wonderful America. Relive parts of Saturday night’s service at HPC

3:00 PM Stop at CompUSA to see about replacing my camera I gave away in Swaziland

3:30 PM Think about going back to bed (It’s 10:30 by my body clock which is still on Africa time.)

4:30 PM Think again about going to bed

6:00 PM Sleep on the couch for an hour

7:30 PM Think again about going to bed

8:00 to 9:00 PM listen to good gospel music and thank God again for letting us be missionaries surrounded by co-workers who are like-minded family and friends

9:00 PM Do it. Go to bed

9:02 PM Go to sleep thanking God for the awesome life He is giving Jean and me

Be sure to read Monday's "A Day in the Life of a Children's Cup Missionary" blog by Pat: www.patrickconti.blogspot.com