I should always travel with a nurse... #freefood

We've officially made it to Taipei! 14 hour flight from LA and our kankles are ripening nicely. The rest of the crew is hunting down Starbucks and I'm manning the bags and charging the phones. 

You're probably thinking... Blog post already? You aren't even there yet, but we're the Swick's... We can't do anything conventional. Take flying for example... The cabin is all tucked in, lights off, I'm in the middle...and my feet don't touch the ground... Needless to say everyone, but me is passed out. And good thing, because Nurse Lindsay is dead to the world when the announcement comes. 

"Attention all passengers, we have a medical emergency, a passenger needs immediate medical attention, will all nurses and doctors reveal yourself." 

Me... Panic mode sets in (all I can think of is when Marine flew for Air France and a man died mid flight over the ocean). I whip around, shake the ball that is Lindsay awake (not an easy task... It took me screaming, "Lindsay they need a nurse, they need a nurse" at least 3x). I flag the attendants, Linds grabs her glasses, stands on her seat,  jumps over us, and is off down the aisle (insert proud sister moment here). Meanwhile in all my panic, I slammed my toe into the metal pole at my feet, adeline has now passed and all of a sudden, I get so light headed I pass out.... I didn't think I actually passed out, but Linds was only gone in my world for like 30 secs... In pretty sure it was at least 15. Nausea swept over and I kept taking deep breaths, I knew if I stood I'd puke and passout in someone's lap (all I could see was Niccole passing out and breaking her nose on the train last month...). I was sure I broke my toe, but my super sympathetic sister said, "You're fine, dork." 

Part of me wishes I'd stood up, because it would have made the best story for them to tell Lindsay, "I'm sorry, we need you back by your seat, there's another medical emergency."

Anyway, the lady was fine. Apparently when you don't drink water all day and then fly and then add in some red wine, you pass out. So nurse Lindsay took her blood pressure and diagnosed her and proscribed water and orange juice. She shaped up real quick. The doctor that eventually showed up, kept asking Lindsay what she thought and eventually said, "I think you got this, I'm going to go back to my seat." The flight attendants even asked for her business card... (We need to make her some for next time) Ok so they probably asked for liability reasons... But still. 

In return for her service we got a 1st class fruit tray and a bag of snacks.... The good kind. I made her share, since had it not been for me sacrificing my toe (that's still throbbing, but "not broken") and waking her up she wouldn't have been Hero Nurse of Eva Air. 

So needless to say, we thank you for choosing Eva Air, and hope you fly with us again soon... It's always entertaining. 

From Taipei, 

Kit Kat Toe (get it... Like tick tack toe?) 

Pulling out the rusty old blog for another Kat adventure...

It's midnight...and I've been packed for over 24 hours. This is a first. I almost can't go to bed because I keep thinking I should be panicking and pulling an all nighter... I have to be forgetting something? I'm Kat! But here I am... all ready to go. It's a good feeling, a calm. I sometimes find myself wishing my everyday life was spent this way; instead I'm always rushing and late. I think this is why people speak of finding rest in the Lord. Restful rest feels good. The rest where you don't have burdens or worry, because you're prepared. God is always prepared, so we always have the opportunity to find rest in Him...if we choose. My prayer for us as we embark to Cambodia is that our team walks in His restfulness. That we don't become consumed with the little things that make us lose sight of Joy, but that we seize every opportunity and our minds are at peace. Cambodia has had a very rough last 40 years. A lot of death, destruction, and trauma. I pray we process these events and are humble and sensitive toward a hurting people. At the end of the day we are all broken and hurting people in desperate need of the Gospel. We are broken people serving broken people. We may not have seen genocide, experienced extreme poverty, or been faced with selling our children so our families can eat, but we have our own list of trails and tribulations that define us. So, as we embark, please be praying for humble hearts, protected minds, selflessness, and that we will overflow with love and joy. I'm not sure how often I'll be able to blog, but I'll do my best to try to post something :) Love you all, and thank you to all who are supporting me- financially and through prayer. Blessing and love, Kat xx