And....home

Day 11, or 12, or whatever it is….

 

We are home.  Our flight from Chicago was only delayed an hour, thanks to storm Rocky.  1,000 flights were cancelled yesterday at O’Hare, so we consider ourselves very lucky just to have made it to Chicago. 

 

We had a couple of “divine appointments” today.  John had taken a bottle of water from the hotel, even though it was too big to get through security at the airport.  While we were in line to clear security, a lady a few people ahead of us became very shaky and faint.  John was able to help her sit down, and gave her the water bottle that he would have had to throw away 30’ later.  She gratefully took a drink.  We saw her later, and she was doing much better.  She was so thankful for John’s help. 

 

The flight home was uneventful; someone was sitting in my seat, so I sat in their seat and had a great conversation with a young lady from Iowa who may join us on a trip to India someday. She has always wanted to travel to India.  She looked at all the pictures on my camera, had great questions about what we were doing there and about India. 

 

We were met at the airport by Mark and Jayne Malmberg, as well as Kathy’s mom and kids.  Grabbed a quick bite on the way out of town and got home around 4 pm.  Started the laundry and took the empty suitcase into the basement till next time.

 

It was another great trip.  It will take a while to process, for everything to sink in.  Jet lag will take it’s toll.  We will re-enter our lives here in the US, but a big part of us will remain in India. 

 

More thoughts in a day or 2 when my mind is back on US time and I have had a chance to process.  Thank you for joining us on this trip, supporting us financially and with prayer.  We truly could not do this without you all.

 

Stan