made it

After long hours on the plane (30 +), we have finished our first day in the Philippines. We flew from Nashville to Atlanta to LA to Manilla (stop in Honolulu for fuel--no deplaning though) to Cebu. I managed several long naps on the planes and am looking forward to a good night's rest in the hotel tonight!

We arrived around 10am (Philippines time) Monday morning, and went to the hotel for a nice hot breakfast. I managed to get a little time in at the pool before heading up to the room for an hour nap, quick shower, and lobby call to head to the venue. Yes, we had a show on our first day here! Actually, my body has adjusted fairly well, and though we all hit walls throughout the day, we made it through the show and had a fabulous time with about 3000 filipiinos. They were such an encouragement and a joy. Afterwards we finished off the evening with a delicious (way too much food though) meal and then returned to the hotel for sleep. Speaking of, I need some now, but wanted to at least report safe travels and a brief so far.