Saturday, July 21, 2007

All round 1 teams safely home

All three of our round 1 teams did make it safely back to the States this week.

Singapore returned as planned and on schedule, spent the night in a hotel in Minneapolis, and was able to attend debriefing day activities in Willmar on Wednesday.

St. Vincent was next to arrive. The team was delayed by a day due to some schedule problems with the airlines. They arrive mid-afternoon on Wednesday. Much of their written debriefing work had been sent ahead for them to do while they were delayed in Puerto Rico, and we had a great time of oral debriefing during the van ride back to Willmar from Minneapolis. The team was still able to give their final concert.

The Honduras team was delayed outside of San Pedro Sula. As a result, their departure itinerary was bumped by an entire day. Accordingly, they didn't land in the US until after 10 pm on the night of debriefing day (meaning they missed it.) Like the St. Vincent team, the Honduras team completed their written debriefing while delayed in San Pedro Sula. We held our oral debriefing at their hotel in the cities. About half of them departed from Minneapolis the next morning while the other half returned to Willmar to meet family and friends, etc.

All the team members have safely departed Willmar for their individual homes now. Thanks, team members, for giving of your time over the last 6 weeks!

Sorry for the delay in posting this news- it's been a busy week!