Bolivia - Delays, Delays...
¡Bienvenido a Miami!
Excitements were high and temperature low as we headed out of Taylor at 9:00 this morning bound for the Chicago airport. The Taylor Chicago team was gracious enough to lend us their drivers for the ride there and we only encountered one wrong turn. Not too bad considering the inclement weather conditions outside of Chicago and the distraction of college girls singing their heart out in the back of the vans. We never ceased to entertain ourselves!
The airport served as our makeshift home for the next 6 hours. We arrived nearly 5 hours before our flight was scheduled to leave but as we watched the heavy snow fall outside the windows, we had a good feeling our time there might be a bit extended. Our predictions were right and our connecting flight to Miami ended up departing about an hour and 40 minutes after the scheduled departure time. Thankfully we have leaders who kept our spirits high and team members who keep a healthy perspective on the situation.
So there we were in the Miami airport as our team leaders, Emily and Julie, frantically made preparations for our flight to La Paz, Bolivia...tonight. Unfortunately, our flight out of Chicago put us into Miami nearly an hour after our flight to Bolivia left. The airport is provided accommodations for the night and we trust this is only a blessing in disguise for those of us coming from a hard week of midterms and due dates.
With that said, please be in prayer for our focus. It would be far too easy to allow the devil a foothold but looking forward to the beach rather than our mission in Bolivia. Pray that we will take hold of every opportunity to evangelize even while we are still here in the states. The lady at the check-in, a world-traveling photographer, a third grade teacher, a baggage claim attendee--these are people who have already been positively affected by our witness. The Lord can truly work wherever we are.
Bolivia is not the confines of our mission this week. Pray that we remember that God is not limited by a location but rather take every opportunity to be a light in the darkness around us. We are tired, some grumpy, some overly enthusiastic, but we are all here for the same mission and that is to the serve the Lord wherever he has placed us.
By His Grace,
Laura Bobbett
Excitements were high and temperature low as we headed out of Taylor at 9:00 this morning bound for the Chicago airport. The Taylor Chicago team was gracious enough to lend us their drivers for the ride there and we only encountered one wrong turn. Not too bad considering the inclement weather conditions outside of Chicago and the distraction of college girls singing their heart out in the back of the vans. We never ceased to entertain ourselves!
The airport served as our makeshift home for the next 6 hours. We arrived nearly 5 hours before our flight was scheduled to leave but as we watched the heavy snow fall outside the windows, we had a good feeling our time there might be a bit extended. Our predictions were right and our connecting flight to Miami ended up departing about an hour and 40 minutes after the scheduled departure time. Thankfully we have leaders who kept our spirits high and team members who keep a healthy perspective on the situation.
So there we were in the Miami airport as our team leaders, Emily and Julie, frantically made preparations for our flight to La Paz, Bolivia...tonight. Unfortunately, our flight out of Chicago put us into Miami nearly an hour after our flight to Bolivia left. The airport is provided accommodations for the night and we trust this is only a blessing in disguise for those of us coming from a hard week of midterms and due dates.
With that said, please be in prayer for our focus. It would be far too easy to allow the devil a foothold but looking forward to the beach rather than our mission in Bolivia. Pray that we will take hold of every opportunity to evangelize even while we are still here in the states. The lady at the check-in, a world-traveling photographer, a third grade teacher, a baggage claim attendee--these are people who have already been positively affected by our witness. The Lord can truly work wherever we are.
Bolivia is not the confines of our mission this week. Pray that we remember that God is not limited by a location but rather take every opportunity to be a light in the darkness around us. We are tired, some grumpy, some overly enthusiastic, but we are all here for the same mission and that is to the serve the Lord wherever he has placed us.
By His Grace,
Laura Bobbett
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