EOE Missions

Day One – Mumbai Project

We got off to a good start, we hit the plane from Colorado Springs to Phoenix on time, and from Phoenix to NYC went off with out a hitch…but in NYC the American Airlines lady could not/would not issue us our boarding cards for the London to Mumbai leg of our journey. I did my best to convince her that we always get check through, and she said the system would let her check our bags, but now our persons! She assured us that the hour 10 minute layover in London’s Heathrow airport was sufficient to still make our connection…well it wasn’t…

We landed about 15 minutes late, power walked through the maze to the transfers desk only to be told that the flight had been closed! There was no American Airlines agent to be found, so a nice lady (Shirley) helped us at the Virgin Atlantic counter to rebook for tomorrow (25th). The only problem was the next flight is not until 9:30pm landing in Mumbai Sunday just before noon! They would not let us hang out in the airport…and I don’t know what we would do there for over 24 hours…so we set out to get the best deal we could on a hotel (75 pounds / $150.00) and the best deal we could get on a meal (29.95 pounds / $49.85) and with that said we are now $200.00 over our planed expenses without even setting foot in Mumbai! Well you would think the team would be put out and depressed? Not a chance…the team is seeing it as God’s sovereignty and His planning for us…they are excited about what God has in store and are eagerly awaiting His continued provision and guidance!

WOW! What a great lesson to learn heading into only the first 24 hours of the trip! Keep praying for these guys! Keep praying for the team in the field that they will not be discouraged and will acknowledge that God is in control and has a perfect plan heading toward a perfect result!

Thank you for your prayers! Thank you for your friendship.

Tony

posted by Chainsaw Weasel @ 8:56 AM