38,000 Feet

It is hard to believe that I am writing this from 38,000 feet in the air somewhere between Chicago and Portland.  I am on my way to Washington for a chinaconnect board meeting.  For the next 4 1/2 days I will spend time (and work) with a team who has a passion for China - and for connecting the people of China with the person of Jesus.  Please pray that we would have wisdom as we plan and strategize.

 

It is also hard to believe that the next time I am on a plane (with the exception of my return flight), it won't be to stop off on the West Coast, but rather continue on toe CHINA to a precious little girl named Olivia!  While I'm not excited about the length of the flight, with the amount of waiting that has been involved in this process, what is another 17-24 hours, right?

 

I'm finding that as I get closer, my perspective is changing.  As I was waiting to board my flight, there were a number of families waiting to pre-board.  Some had kids that were very content to wait, while others were keeping their parents very busy.  The people in front of me were posing the question to each other, "Who would you rather fly with, a plane full of spring breakers or families with 3 year olds?"  They concluded that both were about the same. 

 

I wonder how Olivia will do.  Will she be excited?  Will she start screaming before we even have our boarding passes scanned?  Will she take off running down the jetway?  And how will I do?  Will I stay calm or will I be on the verge of losing it as I bop people on the head as we go down the narrow plane aisles?  I'm apt to mess it up - a lot!  But thankefully I'm surrounded by people in my life who I trust will grant me a lot of grace.  Hopefully people on the plane will, too!

 

My life is about to turn upside down...and I couldn't be more excited about it!