Busy time flying

It has been a while since I lasted blogged. I am now back in Aotearoa – New Zealand. The flight home was great, although it took 36 hours from the time the Sherut picked me up in Jerusalem until I got home. The highlight was getting an upgrade to business class from Hong Kong home. Not only did I get the nice comfy seats, better level of service (2 air hostesses to 9 passengers), and the slightly yummier food, but also (and almost more importantly) access to the airline lounges in Hong Kong (where I whiled away 4 hours after wondering around the airport for 2 hours and made sure of good enough coffee at Starbucks) and then a further 3 hours in Auckland (including a shower. Man I needed that) It also meant I was first off the plane in Auckland, first through immigration, my bags were off first, and so first through customs and the x-ray machine. Wicked!
One notable moment was forgetting my backpack at Hong Kong security, and then having to find my way back down to security when I worked it out, and explaining how I could just forget a bag. Duh!

Since being home, I have had a weekend meeting in Christchurch to organise the National Anglican Youth Forum (Tikanga pakeha) in July, and a day meeting in Auckland for the Centre for Youth Ministry Studies. Tomorrow I am off to Wellington for the weekend for a meeting of people involved in youth and children’s ministry, and to be commissioned as the national guardian of OSS. (For more info see www.oss.net.nz).
Shalom