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We finally arrived back home in Moscow Monday night. After a little excitement with sitting in an airplane for 3 hours and missing our connecting flight, we flew into Moscow 4 hours later than expected. However, only one of our four pieces of luggage arrived with us. So, there was the long process to fill out paperwork and arrange for the luggage to be delivered to our flat.

Wednesday morning the airport called and said our luggage was in customs and that we would need to come pick the suitcases up. We were busy all morning and into the afternoon. Around 3:00 Constantine took us to the airport again. First we had to locate our bags in the lost and found area, then wait two hours for the paperwork to be processed. After five hours and paying $40 for "overweight luggage," we arrived home with all suitcases intact. At least we did not find anything missing. We are thankful to God that the trip is finally over. Frustration and jet lag don't mix!!

We will soon post pictures from our furlough on our website at www.gatewaymoscow.org. Thanks for your encouragement and prayers on our behalf. We are so grateful to you all for helping to "fill our buckets."