Tuesday night marked our last team meeting before the morning of our departure! We spent the evening sorting and organizing and packing up all the donations that were made to our efforts at Beacon of Hope, including hundreds of childrens books, hundreds of Beanie Babies, hundreds of pairs of shoes (seeing a theme here?), and craft and teaching supplies. Thanks to all of you who gave!
Two of our elders, Mike Anderson and Rick Lindroth, along with several former team members were on hand for a time of prayer and commissioning, followed by dinner and story-telling. It was a great night together!
In the midst of all of that chaos, we received some interesting news and we can certainly use your prayers this week! We've had our airfare booked for the last month through Delta/NWA and our return trip was on a newly opened itinerary through Delta. For the first time in over 30 years, a US airline was going to be flying direct to and from Nairobi. The itinerary called for a 19 hour return flight from Nairobi to Atlanta, by way of a short refueling stop in Dakar, Senegal (West Africa). This is the return flight we were supposed to be on.
However, this week we learned (in a passing comment by our travel agent) that this particular itinerary has been canceled. So we could use your prayers as we navigate getting Delta to put us on a new return flight. Our travel agent has been calling 2-3 times a day with no success, so specifically you can pray that she will be able to get through and they can resolve the issue.
Thanks everyone for your support and for your prayers. We really appreciate you!
13 Days and counting!
Blessings,
Joel
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