The trip began in a bit of a frezy. The cab company didn't pick me up at 4:30. Thus, i left home at 5:00 and arrived at the airport to be told i am too late to check my bag at the counter. After briefly considering tossing away all that was "unsafe" to process thru security (e.g., my leatherman and all large liquid bottles), i decided to shoot for a 7:00 AM flight on stand-by.
I called kathy (at about 5:45 which i am sure she loved), and told her to pray for me as i left terminal C and took a shuttle to terminal D. Much to my surprise, i was not on standby when i arrived, but had been ticketed and was actually in the exit row with extra leg space!!! Better to be lucky than smart?
The 7:00 AM flight left ontime and actually arrived early in Chicago. I deplaned easily and casually strolled up to find the others waiting for our plane to Shanghai. Perfect timing. I was very pleased on one was "freaking out" that i was late.
2 comments:
Mark,
So proud of you and envious of your adventure! I was excited to get the postcard with blog info. This is my first time I've felt a desire to "blog" so know that I think you're special.
I will be following your journey and look forward to experiencing China through you. If there are further oppotunities to financially contribute to your mission, please let me know - I missed the boat on the first round.
Lots of love,
Jennifer
Glad to hear your off, too bad you did not have a longer lay over- we could of met, I live about 30 min from the airport.
Hunter
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