The Gift of Family (and Providential Timing)

Wonders never cease. My seven-year old and I landed in Atlanta around 7:30AM on Thursday morning. We had a brief layover before boarding our 9:30AM flight to Orlando. When we landed at ATL I read update from family members traveling to the States after ministering in South Africa for several weeks. And would you believe it - Alex, Bethany, Joshua, and Caleb were traveling back through ATL at the exact same time Joni and I were on our brief layover.

I sent Bethany a FB message to check on their progress, and we realized if they made it through customs in good time we could actually connect. I told them what gate we would be waiting at to board our flight, and after they made it through customs (in record time!), boarded the plane train to ride to Concourse A, and took the escalator up - we were waiting for them!

We all hung out for about 10 minutes before Joni and I boarded the flight to Orlando (and were some of the last people to board). It was so good to see them. I'm tremendously thankful for family pursuing God's call to minister in South Africa, and I'm thankful to God for His kindness in allowing us to connect for a few minutes at ATL. Joni and I made our way to Orlando (where I had the privilege to speak to a group of Korean students here for a month-long vision camp) and had a fantastic "dad and lad" trip.