our first flight was about an hour late. ok.
our flight from chicago was late too.. at least we made it on time then.
after a morning of crummy weather there, more than likely everyone was getting out of there a little later than wanted.
our plane had some troubles and we were told we would have to water to wash up with after toilet usage.
we boarded, waited.. and over the intercom we heard a message from our captain:
ah.. ladies and gentlemen, sorry for the delay, it looks like the weather that was in chicago earlier today has moved east and is now directly on our path we need to get to toronto. we were told to go to the end of the runway and wait.. this should about 40-45 mins. sorry again for the delay. we'll getchya outta here as soon as possible.
well, things worked out that we got a new route and were on our way.
however, as we landed in toronto, we knew not of the 36 hours we would spend there battling for vouchers, rescheduled flights and so on. the first night was spend running around the airport until we finally got the help we needed and just after midnight we got into our hotel room.
the next day at our scheduled departure time, we sat with many others watching the lightening outside and listening to how our flight would now be an hour late. ok.
that hour turned into several hours and eventually 2am. when we got to that, it switched to 830 the next day and we went through yet painstaking processes to get rescheduled with 1400 other people who would not be flying out that night.
what could be bad, was an amazing adventure and opportunity to bless and be blessed.
though we only had starbucks and tim hortons to eat (sweets and coffee), we and our little group of 8, made our way to the necessary check points and back to the terminal where our flight was not another hour and a half delayed. we laid our sleeping bags, scrunched into chair with armrests, and slept what we could of about 2-3 hours.
the endless wait did indeed end and we boarded, took off and landed.. half a day shy of 2 days late in münchen.
the flight was an adventure and the time already here is nothing less than that too.
with stress, appointments and no money, God has been blessing and teaching us to trust Him in this marriage and new life together here in unterallgäu.
thank you for your prayers and i am glad to report that in less than a week, God has given me a job as a landscape gardener. we have a place to move into as well.. however we need to wait for a few things before i start working and have no money for a kitchen for the apartment.
so we are at a slight stand still and a perfect opportunity to trust and pray.
please keep praying that we would fully rely on Him through prayer, worship and patience.
greetings to all from our new home here in south germany.
i know God has much in store for the new future.
Praise is befitting to the one who set us free from hopelessness.
much love, israel
