He worked out so many details to make our trip to SA happen.
• tickets with frequent flyer miles with an overnight in Atlanta to save us a bundle
• flight delay provided for flying out a day later w/ no overnight to make it even more convenient. (long sweet story here)
• refund of prepaid non refundable car rental that we didn't need in Atlanta
• privilege of working in SA, in some small way supporting the harvest
• supportive pastor, church and family. Special thanks to Joel & Stephanie Newman who got their family up early to take us to the airport and to Bob & Liz Schultz for seeing us off!
Well, I am going to attempt to journal--I don't have much experience but would like to share with those of you who would like to read it! Also, my memory is not the best so I would like to be able to look back in a month and see what we were up to! Here goes...
We arrive in SA in 2 hours! When I think about it I am overcome with emotion. A dream that we have had for 35 years is coming true! God has seen fit to allow Susan and me to serve Him beside Brian, Lois, Louis and Amber!!! We count it an honor and privilege and are humbled by this experience.
God is great all the time!
1 Samuel 12:21 And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
24 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
God is pleased when we acknowledge what He has done for us and He is Great!
How about some fascinating information?
We are on a Boeing 777-200 that has 278 seats, a range of 10,840 miles and two huge engines each with 110,000 # of thrust. Our 14 1/2 hour flight from Atlanta has been smooth with only a couple of hours of minor turbulence. Our speed has been 630 mph most of the flight-- the fastest I have ever moved! That is getting very close to the speed of sound, Mach 1!
These huge planes amaze me...capable of carrying hundreds of thousands of pounds at an altitude of 37,000 feet for more than 14 hours. How do they hold enough fuel to accomplish this? I don't know but sure am glad they do!
We are on a Boeing 777-200 that has 278 seats, a range of 10,840 miles and two huge engines each with 110,000 # of thrust. Our 14 1/2 hour flight from Atlanta has been smooth with only a couple of hours of minor turbulence. Our speed has been 630 mph most of the flight-- the fastest I have ever moved! That is getting very close to the speed of sound, Mach 1!
These huge planes amaze me...capable of carrying hundreds of thousands of pounds at an altitude of 37,000 feet for more than 14 hours. How do they hold enough fuel to accomplish this? I don't know but sure am glad they do!
We did arrive safely after a turbulent landing. Susie got a little motion sick due to the up, down, back, forth, slow and fast motions all seemingly happening at the same time. Our 3 hour road trip to Welkom took us 5 hours due to traffic. Thanks to Tom Tom we found a "detour" that no doubt saved us some time.
What an answer to prayer to know that you are actually on the ground in South Africa participating fully in preparations for RHI's Restoring Hope Village ministry to orphans in the Eerstemyn area.
ReplyDeleteMay our Lord make the coming eight weeks a blessing for all involved and advance the work in a mighty way.
Robert Schultz