Thursday, November 4, 2010

The waiting game

We came to Manila almost 4 weeks ago with plans to stay here for just 10 days.  We had doctors appointments and shopping to do.  Then typhoon Megi (Juan) came through.  This added 2 extra trips for Chuck to the tribe, first to secure the house, then to check and make sure the house was ok.

We ended up cancelling our return flight because we didn’t know how the road was to get in.  It was blocked with fallen trees up until early this week.

So Monday we decided to rebook our return home tickets. With that we booked our hotel for on the way in, we shipped our supplies by bus and made arrangements for carabao to come out to get our supplies. Our friends the Easton’s also decided that they would rebook their visit with us too.  We were scheduled to fly today.  They are scheduled to fly tomorrow.

Yesterday a fellow missionary that lives up north was scheduled to return up there to his home.

Well, all our plans have fallen away!!!  Our friends flight was cancelled yesterday due to heavy rains and flooding up there.  He was scheduled to fly on the same flight as us today.

So, off we all went to the airport this morning, knowing that it was still raining very heavy up there.  Just after we arrived at the airport and got to our check in counter, they announced that our flight was cancelled!!!  We then waited until they rebooked our tickets.  So now we are re-scheduled to fly Saturday.

Did you notice that??? Saturday is our return flight.  This means our visitors will fly up the day before us!!!

As we look at the weather radar, it is looking like the rain has stopped for now, but that doesn’t mean that it won’t start up again.  It has been building in in the evenings.

Please pray for us as we wait it out another couple days here in Manila.  We are so thankful for a dry place to stay.  This will make 4 weeks in Manila for us.

This is all of us and our stuff as we left the airport this afternoon.  Just think we have to lug all our stuff back to the airport again Saturday!!!

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