Leaving on a Jet Plane

Since leaving Wenatchee on Tuesday morning, I have seen the Lord working through my travels to protect me, comfort me, and keep me! For instance, before I even left Pangborn airport, I decided to read some letters that I had been given by a few friends. Stupid idea! I was fine while I sat there waiting for the plane but as soon as I started reading the kind words that my close friends had written me, I lost it. I left to compose myself but, when I returned to the boarding gate my puffy eyes gave my emotions away. A lady who was sitting behind me turned around and saw that I had been crying. I didn't say anything to her but she just looked at me and said, "I know how you feel. I do it every year. It get's easier." This was so helpful to hear and I boarded the plane without a tear in my eyes. Sure enough this kind lady was sitting right next to me on the plane. God is so good!

Flight two, Seattle to Minneapolis... I only cried once when, "Leaving on a jet plane" by John Denver played as my ipod was on shuffle. If you've never heard that song, look it up and you'll understand. Instant tears. I sat next to a girl who had just graduated from college and was flying to London by herself as well. Striking up a conversation, I quickly learned that she was a foreign exchange student to France when she was my age. We had a lot in common and sitting by her helped me to get excited for my time abroad. God is so good!

Flight three, from Minneapolis to London... I sat next to a grandfatherly older man who has flown to England three times a year for the past 30 years! He grew up in England and told me all about the customs process that I would encounter upon UK entry, which I was nervous about. His help calmed my nerves. God is so good!

I landed in London. Walked right up to the customs gate without having to wait in a que, because if you enter the UK as a student, you have your own line. The border patrol guy who checked my passport and documents was super nice. He even asked what my future plans were when I returned to the States! Everything went smoothly and I am so thankful!

It's one in the morning, and I fear the time change is going to be difficult to get used to! But tomorrow will be a very exciting, jam-packed day of sightseeing, and I know I will have many stories to share afterwords...

God is always good!