Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Patience and answers to prayers

Not everyday you get bumped from the back of line to to front of the line in life. But this is how my life has gone in the past week. Upon recieving my flight itenerary from Seoul, Korea, I considered the thought that I should potentially pay extra dollars to ensure solid leg room for a long flight from Nashville to Seoul- The flight usually takes roughly 24 hours including layovers. However, I chose not to do to the cost. Calling ahead I discovered that 6 inches of legroom cost around $100 USD. Not something i needed to invest in. The patron on the other end of the phone also told me to check with the counter when i got to the counter. Well after some last minute prayers at the desk later on before departure I found out that i could enjoy more leg room due to an exit seat becoming avaliable. I thanked God and considered it an answer to prayer and figured that that would be it! No more 'promotions'. And come on how often does a promotion in class happen on any flight? I journeyed on to my Next stop in Denver, however due to strong head winds my plane was delayed over a half hour and then had to wait for an arrival gate to open. Which pushed me deeper into delay. However, God has a plan all setup.... I was bumped to a spot on another plane as soon as i walked into the terminal and placed in an coach plus which essentially gave me that 6". Once i arrived in San Fran. all the passengers unloaded from the plane and made there way to their destinations.  I got my gate number and started looing around... 95 ... 95 ... I saw all the way up to 86... then 87.... and it stopped.... I realized that i had to find the international terminal. Luckily I carried lots of books and electronics on the plane with all my heavy dress clothes! So i marched around the U shape from one point to the other.... and then made my way to the gate. When I arrived about ten to twenty minutes later, i set my stuff down, just as this happend my name was heard over the jumbled microphone. "Armandout C." I reloaded my pack up and carried it to the counter. When i Arrived they wanted to see my passport and information. They verified that my bags would make it on that flight... Then the thought came to me... "ask for mre leg room" Not neccisarily asking for an upgrade but an exit seat, an isle seat anything but where i was....in the middle of the 777. The supervisor looked up at me and then over at the worker, said something in Korean which i couldn't mimik.... The next thhing i know I was handed a 'golden' ticket! I was suppose to fly coach.... My ticket now said BUISNESS FIRST CLASS!  The next ten hours of my life were filled with bliss and amazing service. Mark 10:29, 30 Matt 19:29 This was read to me soon after I arrived in Korea. And I can list multiple stories from my journey in the past several days that this has been the truth - New friends, new experiences, new food, and total reliance on my God and Savior! God Bless and thankyou for your prayers. Please continue to pray for the people in Korea and the work that is here. The people are truely hungry for the word. My classes have not started yet but training is such that it keeps us all in check. !

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