A Comedy Of Errors

*This post is late because I was just now able to get Wi-Fi

Saturday, August 06, 2011

1:20 AM

So… We're currently in our rooms at the church in COLOMBIA! The trip went well. No luggage was lost, no people were lost, and it wasn't an absolutely horrible flight. It was beautiful to watch the sunset above the clouds (see pictures). Janine said that it was Heaven must look like, and I agree. The only problem for me is that there have been problems getting Wi-Fi. At the Atlanta airport and on the plane it was available only if paid for. Now, here, there is a network, but we forgot to get the security key from the boys! Nevertheless, we are all here, happy, and completely safe. I would be lying to you if I told you that we all weren't dead tired though. It is currently 1:31 AM Ohio time, and 12:31 AM Colombia time. We have all been very busy today. As for me, I haven't slept but for 10 minutes on the bus ride from the airport. I am pooped!

A few hilarious things that happened to the BCF Missions Team today:

1. Janis had to tell someone that we were all going on vacation, it was very funny to see her try to explain that thirteen people with matching shirts were all going to "see the sites" in Bogota.
2. When all of us girls were looking for the bathroom at the hotel (because we hadn't gone in five hours), we misunderstood the Colombian man's broken English and thought that there was supposed to be a door where there was only a blank wall. Donna Jean walked up to it and said "DOOR?!" It was greeeeat.
3. Once we got here, Jess became quite slap happy, laughing hysterically at almost everything that happened. She still says her stomach hurts from laughing so hard. Her laugh is so cute. :)
4. NONE of the men that helped us to our hotel knew English well, so we spent about an hour floundering up and down the halls looking for things and people, unsure of what we were doing because our helpers didn't know what we were saying!
5. And now, as I type, Jess and Donna are cleaning up the water that they spilled all over the floor from the cooler because Jess tried to get water and it started leaking! Donna Jean's words to Jess: "No more water for you!"

So, although a bit tattered and very tired, we are all safe and EXCITED for what God has for us this week. He came through for us this far, and we only have more miracles to come.