when i was supposed to leave for china.
after arriving at the airport with my family and subsequently dragging both of my insanely heavy bags from the parking lot to the terminal (okay, actually my brother did - because he's a stud), i found my terminal completely deserted.
after talking with a random security guard, we discovered that my flight to china was not going to leave at 1pm like I expected.
Because it left at 1am the night/morning before.
Apparently, 01:00 means like....1:00 in the morning - not in the afternoon (who knew?!? :).
Oops.
After the reality of the fact that I really did in fact miss my flight (by like 12 hours), I rescheduled my flight to the next Saturday evening/morning.
And -tax included -I've discovered that I have approximately 445 reasons to learn to tell military time. :)
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As I write this, I'm waiting at my gate to board my plane (which begins boarding at 00:30....which actually means 12:30am- I'm learning!! :). Saying goodbye to the family was, well, hard to say the least. Through hard, heart rending partings like this, I am reminded of how incredibly blessed I am with such an amazing family. After our goodbye, the Father used this passage in my daily reading to rly encourage my heart....
"And thus, I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, but as it is written, 'those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand.' This is the reason why I have so often been hindered from coming to you." - Romans 15:20-22
In the midst of all these hindrances, mix ups, silly military time mistakes, I'm discovering that He is Sovereign over us. He is good. And He is working all things together for His ultimate glory.
Thanks for your continued prayers, friends! Although this experience was a little disappointing, I'm very thankful for this surprise extra time I've had at home.
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