SURPRISE!!!!!

So in case you don't know by now, this brit wanna be has returned to his home for a month.
I'm home to complete the transition to England, if that makes sense. Hopefully by Saturday I'll have my Visa all sorted, and then I'm away to Arizona for 10 days over Christmas and then back to Chicago for New Years.

I knew about this trip 3 months ago and it took a lot of effort to keep it a surprise from most people here at home. My plan was to fly in Tuesday night and show up and surprise the youth at church. Maybe even have a shot at playing drums. But due to bad weather and other delays I had the joy of spending about 12 hours seated on a cramped airplane. These things happen I know, but I think just about every other traveling experience I've had where there was time for things to go wrong have gone smoothly. So it was a bit frustraiting to say the least...

But I did get to see some people when I got in, and I can't tell you how surreal it is to be home. I've been away for what felt like ages, and then to come back and feel like nothing has changed is pretty strange. I don't like the fact that I've got a list of details staring me in the face, but I do like being in a place with familliar faces and where I don't really need a map with me to get around.

I am looking forward to going back as well. I hope to feel more setttled there and ready to tackle the new year. God has been moving so much in Bognor, and I can't wait to see how the new year unfolds for the youth, the church and the cross-church relationships I'm building.

I hope to blog more here as these next few days unfold and I get around to see friends and suss out my Visa. Please do pray that the issues of my visa, and bringing more of my stuff back to England somehow gets worked out. And that above all I'll be able to chill while I'm home.
Paul