after praying together, shedding tears, and giving one more hug..i said good-bye to my mom and sister who took me to the airport wednesday morning. it was so difficult to walk away this time. knowing what we have gone through with loosing my dad makes it a bit tougher. my family has been such an incredible blessing and i wouldn't be where i am today if it wasn't for them supporting, encouraging, and standing next to me as i go where the Lord has called me for this season of life!
my journey back to uganda included 3 planes and 3 layovers. my first leg was from dallas/ft worth to detroit, michigan. it went smoothly and i was able to grab a quick starbucks before my second leg of the trip began (detroit to amsterdam). this is where it gets interesting... after we boarded the plane and pulled away from the gate, the pilot comes on the intercom to inform us that one of the computers isn't working correctly. we then have to taxi back to our original gate and wait for maintenance to come. about an hour and half later we are finally leaving for amsterdam. at this point, i knew my connecting flight would be really tight. i tried to rest on the flight and wait until we arrived to make a plan, but it just depended on when we landed. as we came into amsterdam, we were informed that we would land around 10:30am (just 30mins before my 3rd flight left for entebbe). i knew i would be running so i managed to move closer to the door in order to give myself the best chance of making my flight. at this point, my bags were going to be left behind, but would come on the next flight; which would be the following day. as soon as i made it off the plane i began running..but where?! i didn't know what gate i was running to so i had to find a computer. frantically i entered in my ticket number and found the gate number. i ran! swerving in and out of people to get there. if i didn't make it, i would have to stay in amsterdam over night. i spotted the gate (which said "gate closing"). i threw my bag on the security check and asked if i made it? they said "yes!" praise the Lord! i walked up to the gate where these sweet KLM ladies checked me in. i was the very last person to walk on the plane with sweat running down and out of breath, i found my seat.
i couldn't believe i was "that person" running through the airport. if you saw me, you probably would've had a good laugh. :) so with all that said, i made it to uganda. my bags, however, did not. they will be coming tonight i hope!
i'm finding it hard to believe that i am back. seems like yesterday i was here. i've been resting today due to the jet leg but headed to dinner tonight with my host family...
more stories to come!
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