From 2:00 a.m. Flights to Opera Nights: We’re Back in Mongolia!
We’re back in Mongolia! Our journey from Palau to Ulaanbaatar began with a 2:00 a.m. flight to Guam. We arrived at 5:00 a.m. and faced a seven-hour layover—but this time it passed quickly thanks to breakfast with dear friends in Guam. While we waited for them at the airport, President and Sister Williams surprised us with one last visit. It meant so much that they would take time out of their busy schedules—especially so early in the morning—to come say goodbye. We will truly miss working with them and all of our Micronesia Guam friends. Around noon, we boarded our flight to Tokyo, arriving at about 4:00 p.m., where we stayed overnight before continuing on to Ulaanbaatar the next day. As we headed to clear customs, a news crew stopped us and asked if we would be interviewed for a show called “Why Did You Come to Japan?” We assumed they wouldn’t be interested once they learned we were only there for a short layover—but they kept asking questions! They were especially curious abou...