I was already in the airport at 2:10pm for my flight at 4pm. I dropped off my bag then went through the security then to my pre-departure gate area. While waiting, I worked on some stuff in my laptop and realized that one of the things that I was supposed to email was in my checked-in baggage. So I just worked on the HOLD Conference Tech Script.
After an hour of waiting we started boarding. We were all in the plane and the pilot advised us that they received lightning warning so we were asked to wait. After 30mins, we were still waiting, then 45mins, then an hour, then an hour and half, to 2 hours then 2 hours and half and eventually on the third hour we were informed that our flight was cancelled. So we alighted the plane, waited for another hour to get our baggage. One by one we went to the check-in counter to rebook our flights, get our accommodation, meal subsidies, and confirm transportation to the hotel and back to the airport the next day.
I got to the hotel around 10:15, had dinner then slept around 12:15am. I woke up at 5am to prepare, had breakfast then left the hotel to the airport at 6am.We boarded at 7:20am, took off a little past 8am, got in Toronto at 3:25pm, boarded for Ottawa at 4pm and here I am in Ottawa now.
I am physically tired and stressed out but there is a different kind of comfort I realized in this journey. The Lord reminded me that these are all in His hands. His message to me is that He knows what He is doing. He wants me to find Him in the process.
In this journey, the delay is not really about the damage. It is about seeing the Lord in every situation, believing that He is beside us.
I am more thankful that I got here safely and peacefully because of what happened.
Candy
Philippians 1:29