Friday night we continued to watch the weather and emails checking for our flights to be canceled, really thinking we would be delayed.
Saturday morning our Grand Rapids flight was still on the schedule, so we finished up packing the last bags, said a quick good-bye to Mom and headed out in two vehicles.
We stopped at Cory's folks who live between Allegan and the airport, still checking on the flight.
As we returned to the vechicals I checked again and learned that the flight was indeed canceled, so after a short visit we returned to Allegan.
At his folks Cory called the emergency number of the travel agency, emailed about the rooms we had reserved in Lusaka, and those responsible for picking us up at the airport
Saturday we worked on some items on the to-do list that had not yet been completed: cleaned the refrigerator, vacuumed, mopped, laundry, snow shoveling and some valuable additional family time.
We learned Saturday night that church was canceled due to the weather.
So more family time, more snow shoveling, more time to process and relax.
We talk about 'Hudson Bay Starts' in our family...a historical reference to those going to the gold fields who the first day away from civilization would only travel a short distance and set up camp to make sure that nothing had been forgotten before heading further.
I wasn't smart and saw the list that we generally use when traveling but didn't actually read it to make sure the needed items rested in our bags.
Today while doing a bit of rearranging things for Eli I noticed that we had neglected to put in our camera! We had the lens, the batteries, the bag, and all the other accessories...but the camera almost didn't make it into the carry-on as needed.
Thank you Lord! I would have been upset to miss using it in Zambia.
And yes for those who wondered, I did get the list and reviewed it carefully.
So tomorrow we will try again with Cory's folks coming to pick us up and help get us and our bags to the airport.
Will update when we can. For those of you on Instagram, Anna showed me before heading to Pepperdine how to 'update my story' and link it to Facebook.
Thank you for the prayers: good-byes, travel, luggage, and getting a new routine.
Lord willing we will be in Lusaka on Wednesday morning. We plan to stay for a couple nights to rest up, get Cory's work card, catch up with national office staff, and do some shopping.
Friday morning we hope to be heading 5 hours South to Jembo and settling back into the house.
Praying for Anna adjusting to being back on campus and studying for her second semester of her second year of law school.
Praying for Eli who is really enjoying his job and will need to adjust to his space no longer being shared with three additional family members.
Praying for Mom as she too adjusts to us being gone and getting back into the routine of texting with us.
Praying for God's will. His plan. His timing, His love, joy, hope, peace!! May we learn the lessons we need to learn and share God's love with those He puts into our lives.
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