Let Me Tell You What's Happening at ELEVEN Tomorrow

• Just when you think things can't get more exciting, they do!

We have engineers from Samaritan's Purse on campus this week.  They come in and out in their helicopters.  Someone mentioned the other day,  "Wouldn't it be nice if they had space for you Friday when they leave."  Now who wouldn't be excited about a 1 hour 45 minute flight over an 8 hour bumpy road trip, not to mention that I've never been in a helicopter.  
So, I silently asked my Heavenly Father if that would be possible.  Last night at staff Bible study Del asked the SP men if they had space, and they quickly said "no".   "OK,  I wasn't surprised or very disappointed, since I didn't really expect God to say yes.

Now, this is when it gets interesting.  During the day yesterday I mentioned to one of my students about "my secret prayer request".  After I did, I kind of kicked myself.  "WHY, with all the troubles in this world, would you share about such an insignificant little desire as this?"

This is Harris who suggested  "What if God had
the pilot knock on that door
and tell you there was a seat on that helicopter?"

But I'd done it, and I couldn't take it back.  Today I've had students come by the house ALL DAY!.  Most of them wanted to see final grades, but they've been gracious and kind to me.  It's been a good day.  One of them that came was the student that I had shared with yesterday.  He brought another student, Harris, with him.  When Winston asked me if I was going to get to ride in the helicopter, I quickly said,  "No, God said that wasn't His will."  Harris asked,  "How do you know that wasn't God's will?"  "Well,", I replied,  "When something is God's will, He gives permission.  He hasn't given me permission."  We chatted back and forth about how to know God's will, and then he said,  "What if the pilot knocked on that door, and said they had room for you."  "I guess ," I replied, "that I would say I'd gotten God's answer wrong and be thankful that He'd said yes,"


Little did I know it, but Harris's scenario came true.  While I was teaching this afternoon, Jamaima  that works in this house came to my classroom and told me to go see Jeremy as soon as I got out of class. (That's unusual for her)  All I know about Jeremy is that he is a nice  young man that works for SP.  I didn't connect at all his wanting to see me could have anything to do with the helicopter, but I was wrong.


I actually didn't go see him right after class; too busy, but when I went to my friend's' for dinner, Jeremy was there.  That's when he told me;  "I knocked on your door today but you weren't there.  There's space on the helicopter for you."


All of us are awed!  God cares about little blessings that just say,  "I love you and I want to  lavish you with a fun and exciting gift."


Tomorrow I have to send my luggage with the van, but at 11 A.M.  I'll fly away!

Stay tuned!  I better go pack!