Our sailors

Praise be to the Lord - our sailors made it!! Tami called my mom about 3:30 this afternoon, saying that they were on land and were excited about it! We are so thankful to the Lord for seeing them through this journey and to Dave and Dan for all they gave in making it happen. God is good.

Our sailors

Good News! Our sailors had some good winds today and are now about 50 miles away from Tahiti. They expect arrive some time tomorrow. They are anticipating rain tonight so should continue to have wind. (Hopefully it won't be a very big storm.)

location

16 degrees 50 min S
148 degrees 59 min W

Our sailors

Sad to say, our sailors are once again sitting....no wind today. They are a little over a 100 miles north of Tahiti - so close! Pray that God will give them the grace and patience for the next couple of days. And....pray for wind!

Location:

16 degrees 18 min S
147 degrees 59 min W

Our Sailors

Tonight I, once again, heard wind in the background. That is good,....too bad that they are going against the current, thus are only still traveling 3-4 knots. They went through a small squall with winds up to 25 knots, but are doing OK. They are close to passing the last island before Tahiti (he named it, but I'm lost on his French pronounciation of these islands....) Now they are about 200 miles away....a couple of days ago it was more like 285. They didn't move very far for a couple of days. When I think of 2oo miles, I think of traveling up to Harbor Springs to see our parent - a 4 hour drive. Not a 3 day journey! Reminds me of wagon train travel in the pioneer days!

location:
15 degrees 25 min S
147 degrees 13 min W

Sailor update

Sad to say, the report is still very little wind. At the rate they are moving, they will not arrive in Tahiti for another 3-4 days. At least they are moving! Terry said that last night the sea was as smooth as glass....beautiful, but difficult to enjoy when you desire to end your journey and a smooth sea isn't helping!

location:

14 degrees 20 min S
146 degrees 24 min W