Tuesday, July 27, 2010

SPY Trip to Bolivia: Day One. [7.17]

Well, I left the house today at 11am to go to the airport with Dad. We stopped in Mt. Holly at Chick-fil-a for my last spicy chicken sandwich and sweet tea. Got to the airport, checked in, and was the only one in line for security...Dad waved goodbye to me after I was through and then I called Mom. I people-watched in the rocking chairs for a while and then I got up to go to the bathroom and saw Hannah and Olivia (because we all had the same shirts on.)

They ate lunch and then we headed to beloved gate D13...we had about an hour to wait. None of us were sitting near one another on the flight. Oh, and we saw this lady who probably moved around 6 or 7 times in that hour time period...it was rather odd. On the plane, the who girls who sat beside me (we'll call them "the world") were talking about partying and their boyfriends and smoking and the fashion scene...because one of the girls was a model. The enemy tries to use the world to discourage us, but we cannot give in. I was reading Romans or Proverbs (I can't remember which) when they asked me what time it was...I wanted to just smack them with the Bible and tell them that all they need is God...not get drunk every night...but I refrained.

We got to Miami, picked up our bags, and saw April, who told us where the rest of the group was. We found them, and then a ten minute introduction/hugging session ensued. It was very helpful that we already knew a bit about each other...it cut out the awkward small talk. We hung around for a while and then Joey told us that instead of leaving at 10pm tonight, we would be leaving at 9am tomorrow. After that, we stood in line and checked in, then went to Chili's for dinner. It's odd how I suddenly become super quiet in settings like that...but I listened and learned. Oh, and my camera card won't work in my camera, but Jill gave me her extra! We got hotel vouchers and chose a roommate (Olivia) and came to the hotel in the airport...which is really sketch. The devil thinks that he has won something because we are getting there a day late, but we know that our God can do miraculous things regardless...and He transcends time. He created it...and He causes all things to work together for the good of those who love Him...which we most assuredly do.

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