Friday, January 28, 2011 – What day is it?

We arrived in Nairobi safely and on time after 36 hours of travel and a 10 hour time change. We are 10 hours ahead here and so while it is 11 p.m. it feels like 1 p.m. It’s just strange! We all are VERY grateful for the Customer Service folks at United Airlines in Denver. Thomas and I were on the 1 p.m. flight out of Denver into Chicago and the rest of our team was on a 2:30 flight. That meant that Thomas and I would have around 2 hours in Chicago but the rest of the team only would have 40 minutes before our flight to Brussels. Their flight was then delayed 40 minutes which meant they would miss that flight overseas and would be stuck in Chicago for an extra day because there is only one flight to Brussels. The United staff worked hard to get all of our bags switched to the early flight so all of us could get to Chicago earlier and make the international flight. Not only did we all make it, but so did our bags! That, my friends, is a minor miracle! The people at our hotel in Nairobi had a wonderful late night meal for us and now we are off to bed. Keep your prayers coming as they worked today! Grace and Peace, Jeff