Bonjour!
Hey everyone! Just a quick update on where things are. I've started my malaria medication, which I've been told gives the user "strange/vivid dreams." But, as my father would say, I am my mother's daughter, and I have incredibly strange dreams already, so I haven't noticed any changes yet! There are apparently books out there that teach you how to tell when you're dreaming, so you can fly in your dreams. I'm really hoping I can get my hands on one before my medication starts working.
On a different note, and the reason I'm updating you all, my date has changed again! Oh well, fourth time's the charm, right? It's actually a really cool story...
A week or so ago, the travel coordinator at SIM sent me an itinerary for my flight before she bought the tickets to approve. However, she accidentally had me leaving out of the airport at Indy. Not exactly close. So I emailed her back, and she fixed it.
The day before she emailed me, however, for the first time ever, our internet connection randomly stopped working. So by the time I got a call from SIM to check the second itinerary and called a friend to check the email and reply to it, it was too late, and the airline cancelled the reservation. Today, I approved the third itinerary (planning is not my forte), and I am scheduled to leave March 23. (Fun side note: my return flight makes a pit stop in ROME! Mom's a little jealous.)
But Sarah, you might be thinking, you said this was a cool story...this just sounds really annoying. Well my friend, you would be correct. As the Oxiclean guy says,
But wait! There's MORE!
Our internet connection still hadn't come on by this afternoon, and I knew that I had to approve my itinerary, so I took my shiny new laptop to Panera's to get lunch and catch up on some emails. The entire time I was there, a group of three women were sitting nearby, and I could hear their conversation as they talked about their pastors, the people that they were praying for, and the ministries they were involved in. It was really refreshing to see three adults get so fired up about Christ (and not involved in the Liberty hype, where it's really easy to be on fire for God). They were laughing, and they just seemed so full of joy, and I was so encouraged by that.
I felt like I was supposed to go talk to them, so when I finished eating I went up and introduced myself, and told them how encouraged I'd been by hearing them. They immediately asked me if they could pray for me. I told them about my trip, and they told me about the ministry they are starting. As they prayed for me, and spoke truth over me, I felt like I was coming home. We sat and talked and marveled about Jesus for about 10 minutes, and then I drove home. Within a few hours, the power had come back on. It was such a blessing to just be a part of the body of Christ, even with these women I had never met. Christ in me recognized Christ in them.
Praise be to God from whom ALL blessings flow, even the blessing of being internet-less for two days.
Au revoir!
XO Sarah
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