Finally Off!

What a wild ride we have had so far! Last night (Sunday) at about 7:30 pm our tour agent called. She was really struggling with getting us flights and suggested we try talking to United ourselves. I called their line and after waiting about 30 min they cut me off. Too many grumpy passengers calling them to re book cancelled flights I guess. I had the idea that we might go to the Detroit airport and talk to the ticket agents ourselves. So we hopped the shuttle and did just that.

The ladies there were very cheerful, playful, and helpful. They searched for flights, called for help, and searched some more. It looked a little dicey so we prayed. "Don't know where this one came from, but here it is!" Said the agent.

After a short night sleep, we were happy to say goodbye to the nice people at the Hampton Inn and get to the airport. Once there, another problem cropped up. I had to go from Air Canada back to United to have the agents work on our flights some more. They handed my paper back and I returned to Air Canada. "Nothing changed on your itinerary. They don't know what they are doing! " She said. She called the help desk and we waited. More problems. So we prayed again. "Ah, ok! I was able to integrate the flights. You are good to go now! " Praise God for answering our prayers!

We kept getting compliments from all kinds of people because of our peaceful, kind, understanding attitudes. "Truly. It is Jesus Christ. Without him in our lives we would be a mess! " I was able to share over and over again. We pray people will think about that and begin to look into Jesus.

We were very happy to board the jet for an uneventful flight from Detroit to Toronto. Val and I have had another relaxing day, waiting 5 hours for the Air Canada flight to Frankfurt, Germany. We ate delicious Indian food for lunch, worked on getting our phone service set up for travel, and reading. I visited a duty free MAC makeup artist and she graciously did my makeup. What a treat to be on the receiving end! When I returned to our table Val was fast asleep!

We will be boarding our flight for Frankfurt soon. It is 8.5 hours long. I'm looking forward to snuggling against Val and taking a little nap myself. I also brought along some great books I have been studying and am thankful to have many hours ahead of me to read.

Next stop is the Frankfurt Airport and an 11 hour layover. We have booked a "day room" at the Sheraton which is attached to the airport. We will be able to sleep, shower, and relax while we wait. Bryson suggested we take the subway to the city and do some sight seeing. We may just do that, depending on how we feel.

My texting is turned off now, but you can chat with me using FB Messenger! It is free and works internationally! I will check it when we land.

The Lord is with us, and with all of you. Lots of love from Toronto, Canada.