Still Leaving

We had a wonderful prayer send-off from our brothers and sisters at Southside. 

We loaded one truck and two cars with bags and people, and made our way to the Kansas City airport bound for Washington DC - Frankfurt - Johannesburg - Livingstone - Kalomo - Seven Fountains.  Everything was right on schedule, until we learned that the flight to Dulles (DC) was cancelled.  At first, we were told that we should return on Tuesday because there was no way to get to Frankfurt tonight.  You can imagine the shock and disappointment.  Fortunately, God had gone before us and placed a marvelous customer service agent, Mary B, behind the counter.  She spent almost an hour on the phone making the best arrangement possible under the circumstances.

 We were in the air headed for Chicago as the sun was setting somewhere over Iowa or Illinois.

The next hurdle was getting 14 pieces of checked luggage, 6 carry-ons, and 6 backpacks from baggage claim to the hotel shuttle.   Everyone pitched in, and we were safely in our lovely hotel having our evening devotional by 11:30.

Did I mention that God provided the hotel rooms when normally, hotels are not awarded for weather delays?  Did I mention that although this schedule puts us one day later arriving in Livingstone, it gives all a little more time to rest before our international travel?  I am convinced that God knows just what we need.

Nothing like an experience like this to remind us that we are on God's timetable and this is HIS work, not ours.

~ Marti