Yes, you read that correctly, we are in Detroit. Now I'm sure you're wondering wait...wasn't it Alaska Missions Trip? Well yes, and throughout today's events God has showed me, besides his humorous side, but also to count my blessings.
So start from last night, I stayed up all night doing last minute laundry and packing, that by the time I was done, it made no sense to sleep because I had to wake up in 30 minutes to get ready to go to the airport. Or so I thought, because before I got into the shower, Mrs. Hui (Helen) called me and told me our 12:45 pm flight was canceled. After I got off the phone, I felt very disheartened because I started to panic that things were going crazy so last minute. Thankfully we were able to find a flight for 4:15pm to Detroit and then to Anchorage, but when we got there, our flight was delayed until 5:45pm. We departed Philadelphia with a feeling of urgency because when we arrived in Detroit we had literally about 10 minutes to get from Gate 23 to Gate 70. Talk about a rush for time. We got to Detroit, and we thought maybe there was still time. To make things better, our gate had been moved to 72! Wow, what were the odds. This was very exciting all about until we pulled into the gate, and watched our flight to Anchorage pull out. Wow, talk about a salty situation. But even so, it was almost funny. Then we waited 2.5 hours in line to sort out our flight situation. And in the end, we got comp'ed rooms at Crowne Plaza along with some food vouchers.
If you can imagine, it was a pretty hectic day...and while most times I would find myself frustrated and groaning about how unfortunate my day was, I found myself adopting a positive attitude because I realized that God was really trying to show us something. First of all, God has a plan, and through LT and Mrs. Hui, they really helped remind me of that. While in our minds, it seemed like setbacks, however because our flight got canceled, we just so happened to end up in Detroit, where we were able to meet this girl Santi and also this Chinese family that has their 3 kids that are going to CMU. What are the odds? Also, as we got into Detroit, although we were delayed, we got into Detroit just in time before the storm/tornado warning hit. Could you imagine if we were trying to land and/or depart? It could've gone terribly wrong.
Today's entry is long because I feel like with such a hectic day, it is something that needs to be shared, for people to see how God is omnipotent and omniscient but also how his sense of humor plays into things. This trip we were challenged to look out for "God markers", and as a personal reflection, as I'm learning to look for them, it's teaching me not only more about who God is, and how he works; but also about how my life is when I don't take the time to see how God is working through me and in me.
Well that's all for now! Until next time! God Bless :)
For my prayer partners out there, please pray for:
-safety as we travel from Detroit to Anchorage
-our time management as we make use of the extra time God has given us to plan and prepare our time in Glennallen.
-us to be more alert to the needs of the people around us and that we will have the right words for them
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