Lost Luggage

So I realize I've been really bad about updating this, lets just say jet lag plus going back to work, mom having surgery and getting sick all got the better of me. So I'll tell you a brief story tonight about the lost luggage.

I think losing my luggage was one of my biggest concerns. On my flight from Amsterdam to Entebbe my carry on was checked, which was actually a relief, I wasn't using it and it was too heavy to lift over my head, but when the flight attendant wrote down my destination she wrote down Kigali. We had stopped in Kigali for some to get off and others traveling back to Amsterdam to board. So I was concerned told the flight attendant close to our arrival in Kigali and got everything squared away. It was the one piece of luggage I didn't want to lose, it had my Bible, journals and camera in it. But I was assured it would all be okay and that it was put back on the plane. I didn't really think about the other ones being lost.

But alas I was one of the last ones that wen through the line to get my visa. When I made my way over the belt to pick up my luggage most of it was already taken off. I saw my carry on and personal luggage right away and went on a hunt for my red duffle bag that held all the donations that I had brought. If you ever lost luggage you know it's a bit of a hassle to claim it and eventually get it back, and being in another country it made me very nervous.

On Monday night Thomas told me that they had found the luggage, which I was very excited about. And then Tuesday Morning I had to actually go back to the airport to pick it up. They were obviously curious as to why I had so much medication with me and we had to explain what we were doing. I found out later from one of our translators that a friend of hers had picked up the bag by mistake. She called her friend to let her know and returned the bag to the airport.

It was frustrating at first, but I knew that God was in control and that he had a reason for everything and for why he had that happen. I didn't necessarily like leaving the clinic for pretty much the whole morning, but obviously the Lord  had his reasons.