Gate 2B.
7:00 am.
Three hours early.
Bethel's mom walked us to our gate, gave some comforting words and hugs then walked away as we sat in the empty gate. We wanted to be early to spare our nerves but three hours was a little too early. I didn't understand the saying that silence could be loud until now. Three hours in silence is a long time to think. Even in those three hours I still could not believe that this was where God was leading me. I spent a lot of time praying and resting. Bethel tried getting sleep since we didn't sleep during the night. She stretched out on the chairs and tucked her body under the armrests. It looked so uncomfortable but she managed to get some sleep anyway.
About an hour before our flight I noticed two people wearing the same 'Defend the Orphan' shirt as us. When they sat at our gate I asked if they were on team India. Team India and team Ethiopia were having training camp together. The odds of meeting them and being able to fly to camp with them amazed me. Teams consist of people from all over the US and Canada. To be able to meet people flying out of Allentown, Pennsylvania and going to the same place was amazing.
When we landed in DC, Bethel and I stopped at the bathroom before going to baggage claim. I have to admit that I was not happy about stopping because I wanted to follow our new friends. Gods grace and mercy for my nerves amazed me when we walked out of the bathroom and found our new friends waiting for us. Praise God! We didn't tell them we were stopping and we didn't ask them to wait for us. God knew how important it was to me to be able to follow them and stay together as a group. I felt Gods love with me.
We made it to baggage claim and found more people with our shirts. We made it!
....to camp.
7:00 am.
Three hours early.
Bethel's mom walked us to our gate, gave some comforting words and hugs then walked away as we sat in the empty gate. We wanted to be early to spare our nerves but three hours was a little too early. I didn't understand the saying that silence could be loud until now. Three hours in silence is a long time to think. Even in those three hours I still could not believe that this was where God was leading me. I spent a lot of time praying and resting. Bethel tried getting sleep since we didn't sleep during the night. She stretched out on the chairs and tucked her body under the armrests. It looked so uncomfortable but she managed to get some sleep anyway.
About an hour before our flight I noticed two people wearing the same 'Defend the Orphan' shirt as us. When they sat at our gate I asked if they were on team India. Team India and team Ethiopia were having training camp together. The odds of meeting them and being able to fly to camp with them amazed me. Teams consist of people from all over the US and Canada. To be able to meet people flying out of Allentown, Pennsylvania and going to the same place was amazing.
When we landed in DC, Bethel and I stopped at the bathroom before going to baggage claim. I have to admit that I was not happy about stopping because I wanted to follow our new friends. Gods grace and mercy for my nerves amazed me when we walked out of the bathroom and found our new friends waiting for us. Praise God! We didn't tell them we were stopping and we didn't ask them to wait for us. God knew how important it was to me to be able to follow them and stay together as a group. I felt Gods love with me.
We made it to baggage claim and found more people with our shirts. We made it!
....to camp.
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