yet another flight delay...but so it goes

hi friends and family!

some of you may have already heard the latest news, but i wanted to send another update in case anyone else on the list hasn't heard this info yet.

there have been more changes in the ever changing flight schedule. i have been on the phone with the team several times today. after being shuffled on and off of their plane several times, as of now, the team is scheduled on a 2pm flight (china time - 2 am our time) tomorrow from beijing to washington dc (july 4th). if the flight is not delayed (the airline seemed a little doubtful that the flight will leave on-time :) they will arrive in washington around 3:45pm our time and then if they make their connection flight, they will arrive in philadelphia around 6:30 pm on july 4th.
i know, i know it's a lot of "china time" and "our time" confusion, but all you need to know is they are delayed. they will most likely be home sometime on the evening of july 4th. plain and simple.

when i talked to the team around 11am this morning (11pm their time), they were on an airline bus, but they weren't really sure where the bus was headed (such is life in china :)
they were told they would have a food voucher and a hotel room, so they were hopeful that the airline would take them to a hotel where they could get some dinner.

i have a somewhat updated phone list, so you will hear from me tomorrow as soon as i get confirmation that the team is on the plane so we will know a more definate time for their arrival.

that's all for now! keep pr'ying for them...it's always an adventure traveling from china...you almost have to expect delays, that way it just seems normal when things like this happen :)

i'll keep the updates coming!
ang