When we spent yesterday morning with the group from Moraine, had a great breakfast, Pastor Pat finished up his messages on building relationships within the body and then Paula, Alan, Lynnea and I got to say goodbye to everyone for what we thought was the last time. We prayed and hugged everyone and then Alan and I drove the team to Harlingen to catch their 3:00 o'clock flight. We dropped them at 1:30 said our goodbye and headed back home to watch the girls sort through and start washing a mountain of sheets, blankets and pillow cases.
I got a little nap in after the fun time we had bringing in the New Year together. At 6:30 Pastor Pat called me as said their flight was delayed because a thick fog settled over the airport only 30 miles from us. We had none here in San Juan. A hour later He called and said the airport was closing and the inbound flights were returned to their city of orgin, so they tried to book the next available flight and that was 2 days later. No room on the plane for a group of 25. They did manage to find a flight out of Houston that could fit the whole team, but Houston is seven hours away and the flight only gets them to Saint Louis, MO. Alan and I headed back to Harlingen to get everyone and we hit the road for Houston. We arrived at 3:30 in the morning and once again we unloaded all the luggage and said our goodbyes. Alan and I headed for home and snuck a little nap in after a couple hours. These all nighters are hard on a couple old guys.
We thought everything was a done deal, but we just got the word that the team is now stuck in St. Louis 36 hours after they should have been home and a few of them have rented cars and are heading to Chicago. Now the Bible says to give thanks in ALL circumstances, so I sure hope they have enjoyed all the extra time they were able to spend together. So THANK YOU LORD FOR WINTER STORM HERCULES THAT HAS BROUGHT A GROUP OF PEOPLE EVEN CLOSER TOGETHER. IT'S EASIER TO WEATHER A STORM WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE AROUND YOU ISN'T IT????
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