Under the best of circumstances, I’m not an overly patient person.  I really hate waiting in lines, being trapped by slow moving trains, and meetings that start late.  Throw a little sleep deprivation and anxiety into the mix, and things get ugly.  Uglier.

Today started with an alarm at 3:30am, meeting Nate and Rachael at 4:30am, flight leaving Indianapolis at 7:10am, and then we sat for a really long time in the plane at the gate at Indy.  And then we missed our flight in Atlanta.  The golden flight which would have gotten us into Guatemala City before noon so that we could have at least half a day of loving on some orphans.

Instead we flew to Dallas with the hope that we could catch a flight from there to Guatemala City.  We talked to many employees, and a few of them were actually helpful.  It’s been a long and frustrating day.  And even in that, knowing that I haven’t had the best disposition and the best attitude throughout the day, I know that God is in control of all of this.  There must be some purpose higher than my much-loved schedule which dictates the change and demands flexibility from me.  And there is some peace that even though we’ve lost some time, we will soon be with our friends in Guatemala, getting busy at the work God has for us there.

I hope that his work includes my luggage arriving in Guatemala City, too.

P.S. We arrived in Guatemala City on time, and with our luggage.  We were also able to be there when Scot and Shawn arrived shortly after our arrival.  It was good to see Amed and Berta waiting for us at the airport.  After a quick stop at McDonalds, we were safely installed in our home away from home.

It’s 8am, and we are showered and enjoying coffee as everyone types furiously on their respective laptops.  Rather comical.  Today we are visiting the babies’ home in the morning and Eliza Martinez in the afternoon.  Looking forward to a great time with my MCC community as we dive into this Guatemalan community.