A team of 16 from Broadway Tabernacle Church, including myself, were going on a mission's trip to Guatemela. We booked into the Comfort Inn ($130.00 per night and we can leave our car for the week)just five minutes from the airport. The group met in the lobby of the hotel at 9:00 p.m. with 2 bags of luggage each and weighing in at about 50 pounds each. We were all excited and everyone had smiles on their faces. We were weighing our luggage and moving items from one bag to another to keep the required weight allowance. We all got our keys to our rooms and we all went our seperate ways. The rooms were warm and cozy, clean and the double beds were comfortable and very clean. It was about 11:00 by the time we got to bed. After laying there with my eyes open until 1:00 a.m. I finally drifted off to sleep. The wake up call came just over an hour later. The day is now beginning. We are all tired and it's now the wee hours of the morning.
Our flight was supposed to leave this morning at 6:00 a.m. but when we got to the airport at 3:00 a.m. the flight schedule said our flight was canceled to Atlanta. The southeast United States was having a fluke snowstorm. Mississippi, Florida, Texas, Atlanta and some other States were caught in this unusual snow storm. It has crippled these States for the last couple of days. Two guys from our team took the responsibility of making arrangements to get other flights for 16 people to Guatemala. After a grueling 7 or more hours of dealing with the supervisor of Delta Airlines flights were booked and seats were arranged.
It was now 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon and we had to gather our luggage and head back to the hotel to get our vehicles. A few people stayed at the hotel for another night and others drove the 40 minute drive back to our homes in Orangeville. Me being one of them. I finally made it home and had a warm bath and jumped into bed.
Looking forward to getting on the Air Canada flight to Houston tomorrow and then catch a connecting flight with Continental Airlines to Guatemala.
Stay Tuned for Day 2.
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