They have arrived…..

We were so excited to see these 5 get through immigration and join up with us at the airport. We were back at J-life by 10 AM and I have been keeping them busy all day. No naps, not one!! They are really dragging, but they will get to snooze in about 2 hours. Melissa was happy to do a brief re-cap of their few days of travel and they will post more soon.

The first day and a half of our teams travels didn’t seem to be a complete failure, but it most defiantly didn’t feel blessed.

First Whitney and I were told in Chicago that we didn’t have the correct documentation to enter South Africa.

In London Josh got chewed out by a subway attendant.

When we re-entered the Heathrow airport Hannah and Amanda were told that they both would have to pay to check their carry-on luggage.

All things we had tried our hardest ahead of time to prepare for, all things meant with unfair adversity. It seemed things were getting out of control. It was these moments that God used in the first part of our trip to teach us something. We didn’t have control to begin with. Not even a little. God did, has, and will. He wasn’t surprised by snappy airport employees or blindsided by the technicalities of international travel documentation.

But it’s easy for us to forget. We get caught up in doing what we think God wants us to do and forget to pray and listen.

It wasn’t a matter of letting God be in control of this trip, He already was, it just took us a few ups and downs to remember and to sincerely pray:

“Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!” Psalm 139:23-24

From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another. John 1:16

We did a sleepy picture too….more soon!!