We received word on Sunday, February 12th at 8:05 a.m. that Jon's mom had passed away in the night from a sudden heart attack. We immediately made arrangements to get Jon's dad off of the mountain and all of us back to the States for the funeral. Of course that was easier said than done. The mountain regions were in the worst month of rainy season which causes flooding, mud slides, and dangerous conditions. It took three flights, two of which were delayed and cancelled due to the rain. We had Jon's dad take a bus to another airport with less delayed flights but found that the bus trip had its own difficulties with a road closed and the brakes going out and the need for changing into another bus before reaching the other town. The third flight that he was able to get on was not going to be arriving in time for the connecting flight out of the capital city to go back to the States. By God's grace the airline extended their closing time for him to check in and the security and immigration lines were short for him to get through in a timely fashion. We were able to travel back together but Jon and his Dad were the last to get on the plane.
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