what a week! it's wednesday again, and i'm finally back in the office. did i say 1.8 million in new york city? i meant 8.1 - i think. the first night we were there, one of the staff people at the journey church said 1.8, but another guy said 8 million a couple of times later on. i think the second number is closer. 1 million doesn't seem right.
i didn't think we would ever get back. every time i've flown with the church, we've had some kind of problem. on the mexico trip last summer, we missed flights both ways, and even had to stay over night in dallas, texas. this time, we got to the airport at 6am, to find our flight had been delayed 3 hours. so we had breakfast, coffee, and snacks a couple of times while we waited for a new part for our plane to be flown in and installed. then, on the way back, we boarded the plane on time (a sure sign something wasn't right), then sat on the runway for2-1/2 hours before being taken back to the airport and told our flight had been cancelled. we were supposed to have gotten on another flight at a different gate, but suffice it to say the guy at the desk severly lacks customer courtesy skills. the short of it is we didn't get on that flight either.
so we spent the night in the laguardia airport. the good news is we got free blankets! at about 4am, we got in line to check our bags, and were told we were in the wrong terminal. so we hauled our luggage about 1/2 mile to the other terminal, where, after spending some time in a long line, were told we weren't on the flight. in a final attempt to make a long story short, we finally got on a plane that took us to richmond, virginia, (a flight i honestly don't remember) where we waited for three hours on a plane to bring us back to charlotte. but we made it! and our team did great the whole time. i guess it's a big lesson in keeping a good attitude, even while being treated poorly by airline staff. then again, one of the girls on our team had been praying for patience - so i guess the whole thing is her fault. (this is the sarcasm i'm so naturally inclined to. don't take it seriously).
really, the trip was great, and i would definitely do it all over again. i feal like we actually did something we can bring home with us. now all we have to do is stop the world long enough to put it into practice.
i didn't think we would ever get back. every time i've flown with the church, we've had some kind of problem. on the mexico trip last summer, we missed flights both ways, and even had to stay over night in dallas, texas. this time, we got to the airport at 6am, to find our flight had been delayed 3 hours. so we had breakfast, coffee, and snacks a couple of times while we waited for a new part for our plane to be flown in and installed. then, on the way back, we boarded the plane on time (a sure sign something wasn't right), then sat on the runway for2-1/2 hours before being taken back to the airport and told our flight had been cancelled. we were supposed to have gotten on another flight at a different gate, but suffice it to say the guy at the desk severly lacks customer courtesy skills. the short of it is we didn't get on that flight either.
so we spent the night in the laguardia airport. the good news is we got free blankets! at about 4am, we got in line to check our bags, and were told we were in the wrong terminal. so we hauled our luggage about 1/2 mile to the other terminal, where, after spending some time in a long line, were told we weren't on the flight. in a final attempt to make a long story short, we finally got on a plane that took us to richmond, virginia, (a flight i honestly don't remember) where we waited for three hours on a plane to bring us back to charlotte. but we made it! and our team did great the whole time. i guess it's a big lesson in keeping a good attitude, even while being treated poorly by airline staff. then again, one of the girls on our team had been praying for patience - so i guess the whole thing is her fault. (this is the sarcasm i'm so naturally inclined to. don't take it seriously).
really, the trip was great, and i would definitely do it all over again. i feal like we actually did something we can bring home with us. now all we have to do is stop the world long enough to put it into practice.
posted by Jonathan Branch at 7:58 AM
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