Tonight I watched as my friends from this team left for Kona, HI. For me this was it, all or nothing. I felt like the Lord told me to go to the airport and try to get on a plane. So I got in line to check-in but it's not like in the states and other nations where you can get in line and just check in, there is pre-security security. They screen you so that people that aren't passengers can't get in.
First, they stopped me and then I went around to try and buy a ticket. But a one way ticket just to Bangkok was $1500 and a round trip $1400. Neither of which I could purchase. So I got back in line and told them I was on my way to Bangkok, hoping that God would miraculously provide the ticket as I got to the check-in counter.
The airport authority was really nice to me. They allowed me to be screened first and then they escorted me to a separate counter to check in because the flight was only an hour from departing. Even when they couldn't find my name on the list they were very polite. They told me they would watch my bags as I tried to call someone to figure out if it was the right airline, day, and time. At this point I realized that it probably wasn't going to happen. So I quietly prayed as I walked around the terminal and then grabbed my bags.
All day I was feeling weak from worry about how I would get to Australia, but now there was a strange peace that started to flood my spirit. I knew that I did all that I could in obedience to what I felt the Lord was saying. The team and I said our goodbyes and they went through security to get to their gate while I headed for the exit to get back to Jerusalem.
Now, so late in the night or early in the morning, I write with the encouraging words that I have a plane ticket to Sydney, Australia. My friend Julie McManus saw my status on Facebook and bought my ticket with frequent flyer miles. Praise the Lord.
I am still in need of a plane ticket to Kona. Please continue to pray for me as I continue this journey.
If you would like to donate online you can do so here: http://goo.gl/hPWTB.
First, they stopped me and then I went around to try and buy a ticket. But a one way ticket just to Bangkok was $1500 and a round trip $1400. Neither of which I could purchase. So I got back in line and told them I was on my way to Bangkok, hoping that God would miraculously provide the ticket as I got to the check-in counter.
The airport authority was really nice to me. They allowed me to be screened first and then they escorted me to a separate counter to check in because the flight was only an hour from departing. Even when they couldn't find my name on the list they were very polite. They told me they would watch my bags as I tried to call someone to figure out if it was the right airline, day, and time. At this point I realized that it probably wasn't going to happen. So I quietly prayed as I walked around the terminal and then grabbed my bags.
All day I was feeling weak from worry about how I would get to Australia, but now there was a strange peace that started to flood my spirit. I knew that I did all that I could in obedience to what I felt the Lord was saying. The team and I said our goodbyes and they went through security to get to their gate while I headed for the exit to get back to Jerusalem.
Now, so late in the night or early in the morning, I write with the encouraging words that I have a plane ticket to Sydney, Australia. My friend Julie McManus saw my status on Facebook and bought my ticket with frequent flyer miles. Praise the Lord.
I am still in need of a plane ticket to Kona. Please continue to pray for me as I continue this journey.
If you would like to donate online you can do so here: http://goo.gl/hPWTB.
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