We Made It

Me and Rachel! Ready for South Africa! :)

My sweet friend Casey who dropped me off at the airport

WE MADE IT WE MADE IT WE MADE IT!

        ( We weren't always sure we would)

The flight Rachel and I took from Atlanta to Johannesburg was more than just a little rocky. In fact, I found hope in writing this blog post simply because it would mean I had survived. Rachel and I were not sitting together on the flight but we agreed that it was a tad bit miserable. You know it's gonna be a long flight if the first four hours of a 15 hour flight are straight turbulence.

After we got off, we swapped horror stories. Hers being that at one point the turbulence was so bad that a flight attendant near her screamed. And mine was that around the same time Rachel was dealing with that, I unashamedly whipped out my bible and read every verse I could think of on anxiety, fear, trust, and God's promises just so I wouldn't burst into tears from fear. Which made me think-what would you do if the person next to you on a plane started crying?!? Pat them on the back? Offer them a tissue!?! How uncomfortable! (and slightly hysterical) Thank goodness we held it together. We did wonder if that was the end for us... BUT IT WASN'T! God provided and we are alive and kickin'! :) As the plane landed in the Johannesburg airport, that is when I learned what complete joy felt like. 

We made it to our second flight which was a wonderfully smooth two hours of NO turbulence from Johannesburg to Port Elizabeth. WOO HOO! The Port Elizabeth airport was small, peaceful, and we easily found our program coordinator, Prakash, who took us to our apartment.

We slept that night feeling quite accomplished and ready for the months to come!

I will write about our first full day in Port Elizabeth in tomorrow's post.
We are so excited and grateful to be here!

Love, 

Casey :)