A three hour tour

Remember how the cast on Gilligan's Island went on a 3-hour tour and it ended up lasting nearly a generation? That's how I have been feeling the past 3 days.

Thank-you for your prayers for me as I travel to Tanzania. When I left Washington DC the plane experienced very heavy turbulence. There were times when all the passengers cried out in fear as the plane shook violently. I have a suspicion that the turbulence caused a problem to appear with a hydraulic pump. As soon as we landed in Rome Italy for fuel, they began to work on the pump trying to fix it. After sitting in the plane for 6 hours the airline decided they would let us wait inside the airport while they continued to work on the problem. We eventually made it to a local hotel until they fixed the problem. We finally left Rome after a 24-hour delay and have safely arrived in Ethiopia… only to find out that the connecting flight to Tanzania is delayed too. I hope to arrive in Tanzania soon, maybe before the end of the month. Ha!

I have always thought that traveling is not very enjoyable. I like to visit new place very much I just hate the process of getting there. However, on this trip I have had some really great opportunities to talk with many people about the Lord. There was one man named John who I talked to for at least an hour. Towards the end of the conversation he admitted to me that he did not believe that Jesus was neither God’s Son nor God himself. I very bluntly explained to him what was in store for all who reject Jesus. He wasn’t thrilled about that news but we parted ways agreeing to disagree. I am fairly certain I will never see John again or the others I was able to witness to but I know that the good seed of the gospel was planted today.

Thank you again for your prayers for my family and me.