Well let me begin by saying that from the time our van delivered us to the Charlotte airport our timing for this trip went completely out the window.
God has his own timeline.
Our flight from Charlotte to Atlanta went pretty smoothly once we passed through security. Atlanta was another story. We were delayed in Atlanta for about 2 hours sitting on the runway. This caused us to miss our connecting flight in Amsterdam. We were a little worried as we got off the plane as to how long it would take us to get into Entebbe. Actually I am blogging from the airplane now. We are headed to Entebbe by way of Cairo, Egypt. When we left Amsterdam it was -23 degrees and snowing. We were delayed in Amsterdam so we already know ahead of time that we will not make our connecting flight in Cairo. This feels like the amazing race trying to get to Uganda. Except when we arrive there we will all be winners!!! What day is it and what time zone are we in?? None of us know----All we really know is that we are in the same clothes that we were wearing in Charlotte and will still be wearing them tomorrow.
With all of that said, we are still so excited about what God has planned for us. Surely, we haven’t been re-routed across the country and not have a bigger purpose for that. We did have an experience in the Amsterdam airport that made our delay worth the wait. We spotted a table in the McDonald’s ( is there anywhere that there isn’t a Mc Donald’s) and we asked the gentleman if we could share his space. We needed to recharge- our electronics and our bodies. It didn’t take us long to strike up a conversation with a man named Dekunlefuji. His American name is Michael. Let’s refer to him by Michael from here on. It also didn’t take us long to realize that this was on God’s schedule. Michael is a Christian rapper who performs in different churches around the world. He is from Nigeria and was on his way to Paris. He had a friendly demeanor and immediately recognized us as sister’s in Christ. He shared his testimony. He spoke of how important it is to do one small thing for just one person and what a difference that can make to the giver and the receiver.
Michael shared how he had been able to help a few people in that very airport during his 12 hour layover, even to the point of purchasing a ticket for a gentleman who had been stuck in the airport for 7 days because he couldn’t afford $130.00 to get home. He also had an opportunity to take up for a woman who had been cheated in her exchange rate and didn’t know it. When we shared with him what we were going to Uganda for he told us he felt like it was brave. But, he said, everyone is capable of doing something with their God given talents they just choose not to. It all comes down to choice. Again, we were left shaking our heads at how just a few minutes with a stranger turned out to be the beginnings of a long term friendship. A man in a McDonald’s in the Amsterdam Airport -who knew?
God in the flesh!
Hopefully the next time we write to you we will be in fresh clothes-Good Night!
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