Unit leaders arrive!

It has been a long week of travel, unpacking, settling in, meeting people, more unpacking, and there's still a lot to do! We arrived in Philippi late Monday night (11:30PM) after over 15 hours of travel from Goshen, Indiana. Travel was not without "adventure" since our rented moving truck broke down several times adding significant delays to our journey. Fortunately, the first break-down occurred within minutes of our planned lunch stop with family in Columbus, Ohio. About an hour after leaving Columbus it broke down again and while we waited for the service company, we enjoyed an unplanned dinner stop at a rest area. We finally arrived in Philippi, though too late to unload the truck but were fortunate enough to have a member of the support committee let us stay at their home for the night. The next morning we unloaded the truck with help from members of Philippi Mennonite Church. The following night we lost power while trying to make dinner with the same family from the church. Power wasn't restored until about 18 hours later.

It was a busy week of unpacking and setting up the apartment. We've started to rearrange the unit house in anticipation of the arrival of our participants on the 17th. There's still a lot to prepare prior to their arrival but we've felt very welcomed by everyone we've met so far!