And
Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to
Me in heaven and on earth. "Go therefore and make disciples of
all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the
Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and
lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
Insights: God did not just “show out” in the
financials before the trip only. Ben
Mayo shared with us about God’s provision along the way. Many of you have traveled internationally and
know there is a fifty pound limit on luggage and passengers are limited to only
one checked bag. Well we had to bring
down with us all the puppets we purchased, the material for the stage, all the
supplies the Milstead’s had requested, plus Claire’s MS medicine (a significant
amount worth). After much weighing and
shifting of items we got all the bags at fifty pounds or less (this repacking
was done right there in the airport).
God then paused a tropical storm which was about to hit Miami literally
minutes before we would have been rerouted (according to a pilot sitting just
behind Ben on the plane). Our layover
was long enough that the storm blew out before our departure time. We finally arrived, with all Claire’s
medicine, in Argentina and we went through customs without one of our bags
being opened (major miracle). Originally
we were supposed to leave the airport we arrived in Argentina and travel across
the city to another airport. We,
however, did not have to do that and were able to stay in the one airport and
fly out of there for Trelew later that evening.
Ben shared the beauty of that miracle was this: There was a baggage
handler strike which started just before we left. So, we prayed God would get these workers
back to work. If they had, we would have
had to travel to the other airport and incur the taxi expense (about $150) and
deal with our luggage. God, however, knew
best and saved us the money and luggage challenge and allowed us to leave
straight from the same airport. The
luggage weight issue changes once you are flying domestically in
Argentina. The weight limit was
thirty-five pounds, but because of God’s grace and miraculous provision, the
extra weight fee was waved on both flights down and back from Trelew. Ben shared many other miraculous things God
did in terms of financial blessings on this trip, but there is not enough space
for these thoughts.
Questions:
- Are you trusting God in the little things as well as
the big things of life?
- Are you flexible enough to allow God to change your plans?
Prayer: Lord, I am
grateful You are in the details of both the big and the small things of
life. Keep my heart centered on You and
You plan. Amen.
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