Well, here we are again. Sorry to all of you who may have checked a lot while we were gone! We were sooooooooooo busy and getting online while we were there was a little more difficult than it is here at home. We left Pamoja Ministries in Tengeru, Tanzania on July 23rd and flew to Amsterdam, Holland along with 5 others from our wonderful team. We had good fellowship as we awaited our flights. David and I had the first flight scheduled to leave of our group so we all hugged each other goodbye and we boarded. Well, that was the beginning of an adventure that we hadn't planned on. Our big 777 had taxied out to our runway when David told me that he was feeling rather seizurish. He hadn't had enough sleep and was really dizzy. We decided that we should alert the flight attendant so that if he did have one, they would know what was going on. They didn't see it that way and proceeded to turn our big 777 around and drive it all the way back to the airport and unboard us! They just dumped us out in Amsterdam and proceeded to leave without us! Goodness sakes! As we were rushed thru the airport to the medical center/first aid place, we saw our other team members still there. Charlotte, a precious sister who is a nurse, ran along side of me and went to the med. center with us. When i told themt hat David just needed some sleep they suggested that i put him in a lounge chair in the airport and let him sleep. I explained that he needed a real bed and a place where we could hook up his Cpap machine (for better breathing) . Guess what, it cost us almost $80 for him to sleep in one of their med. center beds for 4 hours! But the Lord had provided so I said, fine, let's do that and we got him all set and sleeping well and I went out to try to get us on another airplane to detroit. Rawlin, one of the team members, helped me get started with the process before he had to leave for Canada. The other family had to go as well and soon I was alone in the airport. The ticket agent said there were not any seats available for 24 hours! but to check back every 2 hours and they would see what they could find.
I went back to check on my dear sleeping husband and sat down to have a little cry. Now, Rawlin had tried to bolster me to be strong and stay calm so I could make wise decisions. I thought about how Paul and Silas sang in their rough spot. I thought about how Pastor Bob and Betty praised God when she broke her wrist. I thought , "But how can I sing in this foreign country so far from home, not knowing how we will get there? "
Our God is so faithful! I took out my Bible to receive comfort from Him and guess where He led me? Psalm 137:4 says How can we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land? that just blessed my heart that the Lord met me right where i was! I continued to read and when I got to Ps. 138:8 I rejoiced in the promises of God. It says, " the Lord will accomplish what concerns me." I put my Bible back in my bag, stood up, asked the Lord to watch over David as he slept and headed back out into the airport. All the way to the ticket counter I sang, "God will make a way where there seems to be no way! He works in ways we cannot see. He will make a way for me. He will be my guide, hold me closely to His side. With Love and strength for each new day, He will make a way. God will make a way!!!" I didn't care who heard me either. :>) And God did make a way. Eventually one of the higher ups got us two boarding passes for the next morning at 7 a.m. they didn't have seat numbers but she thought we would be able to get on. I took them, thanked Jesus and began to trust that He would get us on that plane in the morning.
David woke up right before the end of the four hours I was ready to pay for and he and I gathered our belongings and headed back out to find some supper. We thoughroughly enjoyed real McDonald's food, even though it cost as much for the two of us as we pay in the states for the four of us. We found a quiet darkened area outside the med center and spent the night with lots of others on a group of lounge chairs. We had tried to contact our family and friends here to let them know not to go to the airport but we were unsuccessful. needless to say, our dear friend, Karen spent a very long day waiting for us to arrive in detroit. When we did finally arrive it was now the 25th and 10 a.m detroit time. Praise the Lord, Pastor Bob was free to come and get us and take us home. Mom Miller and the boys were at our house when we got there and boy did we hug and hug and hug!!!
Even though we have told all those who cared for the boys a big thankyou, I want to say it again here. We are so blessed by the loving care that they received and we thankyou all again!!!
Since we have returned home, we are continuing to be tested and continuing to trust the Lord for His direction and guidance. Please pray for us as we have both found in the last week that we are out of work. We do have the substitute teaching positions at a local Christian school, Praise the Lord. School starts on the 23rd and we have told them we are available when needed. but David's store job is gone and i found out today that the college doesn't need me this semester! so....we are resting in Jesus, seeking His face and not just His hand, trusting that He has plans for us that we will see when he is ready.
hope this hasn't been too long!
we love and appreciate you all!
blessings in Jesus,
Rebecca
