May 8, 2010
Emily here. Writing to you from the Amsterdam Airport.
Wow, what a memorable day it’s been already! First off, it’s Amanda’s birthday! I’m pretty sure it’s one she won’t forget. 5 airports in 3 days is quite a feat! :) We had a few little issues with our itinerary, but we were prepared to be unprepared, so it’s all good. :)
In the Toronto airport we found out that my Visa was missing some things... but they decided to let me go along after all! I’m pretty happy about that. Our flight was delayed too, so we missed the connecting flight from Amsterdam to Paris. The new itinerary that they worked out for us takes us from here to London, London to Nairobi (Kenya!), and Kenya to Kinshasa. Which means we get there Sunday morning instead of tonight.
Jean-Baptiste (the pastor who’s sort of co-ordinating everything we do in Congo) said that there would be no problems. Something along the lines of ‘Church is 4 hours, I’ll take you straight there and you’ll only miss the first 2!’ :)
I think it’s safe to say that this is gonna be a trip where God teaches us (over and over) to trust Him. Things aren’t going to go the way we plan. So... I’m excited! Oh yeah.
Thanks for the prayers and support!
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Happy Birthday Amanda! We hope you enjoy seeing so many countries today!
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ReplyDeleteI'm glad your visa thing worked out. It's great to hear from you. I hope you guys can keep this blog up! I posted a blog about you! Check it out.
Be blessed/be safe.
Wow the adventure begins!! It always seems to start in the airport. Glad things worked out Emily with the VISA.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Amanda.
Matt and I continue to pray for you. The comment about church made us laugh because it is so true!
Blessings,
Sarah
That's why I always use Mastercard instead of VISA :P Hope everything goes well for everyone and Happy Birthday Amanda
ReplyDeleteI have to laugh, cause this whole thing with flight delays and changes is what happened to our team going to Thailand...I look at this and am reassured that God is going to use you all to do some AWESOME things for His Kingdom!!!
ReplyDeleteAhhh...the joys of touring airports! Bet ya never thought you'd be doing visiting all those countries. What a birthday Amanda!! It will surely be a memorable one...
ReplyDeleteWe are praying for NRG to enjoy church when you get there!!!