On Friday Holly and I were scheduled to fly to New Jersey. I won't tell you the name of the airline that hired a whole bunch of super-duper-happy people to work last Friday.
(But their first name starts with "U"... their middle name starts with "S" and their last name has something to do with what we breathe.)
Anyhow, super-duper-happy airline, delayed our flight one hour... and then another hour... and then some of the event coordinators in New Jersey called to tell us they just saw on the airline's website that our flight had been cancelled.
Cancelled.
Not delayed. No ma'am.
Cancelled.
When Holly got the call from our New Jersey friends, she went to the gate agent to inquire about the status of our flight. On our end it just showed the flight delayed. At the same time Holly was asking the agent about the status of our flight, a blonde haired woman in her early 30's walked up to ask about the flight as well. While the agent made a phone call, Holly and the young woman chatted a bit.
Suddenly, the announcement came that our flight had indeed been cancelled. We were all instructed to head down to baggage claim to get our luggage and then back up to the check in counter to get rescheduled.
Holly headed down to the baggage claim.
I headed to stand in the ticketing line. One of "those" lines. You know the kind. Impossibly long. Incredibly slow. It was a perfect situation for some serious people watching. And there were some happy people- especially when we were all told there were no more flights to Newark or any other city nearby.
Meanwhile down in baggage claim, Holly saw the blonde woman again. As soon as our luggage came, Holly loaded up the cart and headed to the elevator. Right as the elevator doors were almost shut, a hand flew into the small opening to stop the doors. It was the blonde woman again. She told Holly that she had just used her cell phone to reschedule her flight. "Call this number and ask to be rebooked on a 5:45pm flight that goes to Washington DC and then connecting to New York."
By the time Holly got to the line, I was starting to feel like we might be in for an all night drive to New Jersey. But the ticket agent who was on the phone with Holly was incredibly helpful. He booked us on the exact flights that blonde woman said she was on and life suddenly brightened.
We could get to New York which was only an hour from our hotel. And we could make it in time to get plenty of sleep to feel refreshed and ready for the next day's conference.
We got our bags checked and made it through security just in the nick of time. As we boarded the Washington DC flight, however, that gate agent informed us that New York was showing a 200 minute delay. Sigh.
But when we got to DC, there were no delays. We quickly got dinner, boarded the flight headed to New York and were so touched at how God was answering our prayers.
It was then that Holly started looking for our blonde haired friend to thank her.
When she didn't see her just by glancing around, Holly got up and walked up and down the aisles. Still no sign of her.
Half way through the flight, Holly made her way through the plane again, carefully checking each passenger. She told us she was booked on that flight. She just had to be there...
unless...
"For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways..." (Psalm 91:11)
I wonder if we have any clue the number of times we have entertained angels unaware.
Lord, may we all learn to trust you more than our circumstances. And may we realize even when things that are seen may seem impossible, things that are unseen are being worked out on our behalf for the good of eternity.
P. S. Hello to all my New Jersey friends who are visiting today. I am so thankful God made a way to us to spend a Saturday together. And what a Saturday it was. I'm still praising God at the number of friends who trusted Jesus as their Savior during our time together!
(But their first name starts with "U"... their middle name starts with "S" and their last name has something to do with what we breathe.)
Anyhow, super-duper-happy airline, delayed our flight one hour... and then another hour... and then some of the event coordinators in New Jersey called to tell us they just saw on the airline's website that our flight had been cancelled.
Cancelled.
Not delayed. No ma'am.
Cancelled.
When Holly got the call from our New Jersey friends, she went to the gate agent to inquire about the status of our flight. On our end it just showed the flight delayed. At the same time Holly was asking the agent about the status of our flight, a blonde haired woman in her early 30's walked up to ask about the flight as well. While the agent made a phone call, Holly and the young woman chatted a bit.
Suddenly, the announcement came that our flight had indeed been cancelled. We were all instructed to head down to baggage claim to get our luggage and then back up to the check in counter to get rescheduled.
Holly headed down to the baggage claim.
I headed to stand in the ticketing line. One of "those" lines. You know the kind. Impossibly long. Incredibly slow. It was a perfect situation for some serious people watching. And there were some happy people- especially when we were all told there were no more flights to Newark or any other city nearby.
Meanwhile down in baggage claim, Holly saw the blonde woman again. As soon as our luggage came, Holly loaded up the cart and headed to the elevator. Right as the elevator doors were almost shut, a hand flew into the small opening to stop the doors. It was the blonde woman again. She told Holly that she had just used her cell phone to reschedule her flight. "Call this number and ask to be rebooked on a 5:45pm flight that goes to Washington DC and then connecting to New York."
By the time Holly got to the line, I was starting to feel like we might be in for an all night drive to New Jersey. But the ticket agent who was on the phone with Holly was incredibly helpful. He booked us on the exact flights that blonde woman said she was on and life suddenly brightened.
We could get to New York which was only an hour from our hotel. And we could make it in time to get plenty of sleep to feel refreshed and ready for the next day's conference.
We got our bags checked and made it through security just in the nick of time. As we boarded the Washington DC flight, however, that gate agent informed us that New York was showing a 200 minute delay. Sigh.
But when we got to DC, there were no delays. We quickly got dinner, boarded the flight headed to New York and were so touched at how God was answering our prayers.
It was then that Holly started looking for our blonde haired friend to thank her.
When she didn't see her just by glancing around, Holly got up and walked up and down the aisles. Still no sign of her.
Half way through the flight, Holly made her way through the plane again, carefully checking each passenger. She told us she was booked on that flight. She just had to be there...
unless...
"For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways..." (Psalm 91:11)
I wonder if we have any clue the number of times we have entertained angels unaware.
Lord, may we all learn to trust you more than our circumstances. And may we realize even when things that are seen may seem impossible, things that are unseen are being worked out on our behalf for the good of eternity.
P. S. Hello to all my New Jersey friends who are visiting today. I am so thankful God made a way to us to spend a Saturday together. And what a Saturday it was. I'm still praising God at the number of friends who trusted Jesus as their Savior during our time together!
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