Trainging camp started this past week. I had to fly into Atlanta by 6:00 pm to meet my team. I thought once we actually got to camp is when the Lord would start working; but as usual, He had other plans. I flew from Orange County, Ca to Dallas. My flight was perfect: no turbulance and mostly on time. I was so excited everything was going so smoothly, and then I got to the flight board and saw the dreaded word “cancelled”. But right away God just put a peace over my heart. There was no stress, and I calmly waited in line to figure out my next step.
I was on standby on two upcoming flights, but being 40th on the list didnt give me much hope. I ended up on a flight that would put me into Atlanta at 11:00. I was a little nervous about having to call the staff I had never met and tell them I wasnt going to make it on time to leave with the team. I made the call, and received so much understanding from the people waiting for me in Atlanta. They were so nice about making new arrangements and making me feel not like a burden. I had about 5 hours to spend in the Dallas airport and God really gave me that time to journal, read, and call my family. I am a person who is on airplanes a lot, but I really do not like turbulance, especially when I am flying alone. There had been a lot of weather issues in Atlanta and I truly believe I was meant to come in so late because once my flight was in the air, we had absolutely no turbulance! It was the most wonderful flight.
When I landed in Atlanta I had two of my teammates meet me and drive me to camp. I felt so loved that these girls who didnt even know me gave up their time with the other teammates and their time for sleeping to come get me so late in Atlanta and not arrive back until 1:30am. I think that if everything was to be ontime and I was to land with the rest of my team, that I would have been highly overwhelmed with the amount of people waiting, so it was such a “God-thing” that I was able to have a less intense entry into meeting my team.
Once into camp I realized I had forgotten my flashlight and now had to navigate myself around a sleeping cabin full of girls to get ready for bed. But of course God already had planned out how this was going to happen. Melanie was sleeping across from me and even though we hadnt met yet, instantly jumped into donating her flashlight so I could get situated. She made everything so much easier and once again I felt completely blessed. I love how much God is working even when we dont expect it. It is these intricate details that show me the personal love of my Heavenly Father.
