In addition to carrying over construction supplies, Derek wanted to help the orphans further. He called Show Hope and informed them that he was willing to carry medical supplies over to MBHOH if they needed a carrier. They were indeed in great need of a carrier, as MBHOH was in desperate need of various supplies. Thus, Show Hope shipped Derek all sorts of medical supplies, medications, clothing, preemie diapers (which are not available in that area of China), etc. that their donors had purchased.
Derek was planning to add those supplies to the ones many of his friends had already donated to the orphans at MBHOH. Thus, Derek was on a mission to get permission to carry all these much-needed supplies on his flights.
After several calls, he was granted two free-of-charge humanitarian aid bags--but with permission only from our local ticket office.
We began packing. After all the packing was complete, Derek had three bags to check and one carry-on plus a camera. Two bags were jammed full of orphan-only products, and the third bag was clothing for the orphans plus the construction equipment he was going to need on his trip.
Derek only had the carry-on for his personal use. He was ready to go!
Thursday evening, as he was putting the children to bed and kissing them good-bye, he received an e-mail. United had cancelled his booked(!!) flight. It was to be Derek's first leg of his trip to China. They cancelled the flight and rescheduled him to fly out on Monday! There was no way that could happen. Derek had to find a way to get to Newark, NJ before his international flight left. He considered driving, taking the train, flying out of other cities.... Nothing was working. With the help of his group leader (both working frantically on their computers), his leader was able to find a flight out of a city about three hours away from us. Derek gladly accepted the new flight!
Then, we had to figure out how to get Derek to that city.... He ended up renting a vehicle from our local airport--the only place open in the middle of the night. The car could not be picked up before 1 a.m. or he would be charged about 4x (!!!) the amount for the rental.
The whole family started out for the airport at midnight. Derek got the rental, and we returned home just in time for Derek to kiss and hug the children good-bye, jump in the shower, and put his bags in the car.
Having been up 22 hours by the time he got in the car to begin his drive to the new airport, he.was.exhausted!!!! We kept praying the new ticket office would not reject his bags. He arrived at the airport, got to the counter, and he was refused one of his bags. He was in city far from home. He had already returned his rental car. He was not leaving a bag of humanitarian aid! He checked the two bags that were full of medical supplies, medications, clothing, etc. specifically for the orphans. The United workers suggested he try to carry the third bag through security (a bag with 5 pounds of large deck screws (!), several screw drivers (!), etc.). SURPRISINGLY, security decided to let him through with the bag. He took the extra bag to the gate to see if they would check it. They would not.... But, they let Derek carry it on the plane!
When he got to Newark, the staff stowed the extra bag under the plane. Derek was ready to meet his team, get on the plane, and get some rest.
When he arrived in Beijing, he and the team spent the night in a hotel and got to the airport the next morning to catch a flight to Luoyang. However, the plane did not show up. They were rescheduled for 6:00 p.m. that night.
So, they left the airport to eat lunch and visit New Hope (another medical facility for orphans run by American doctors). The team got a full tour, and Derek was so amazed at all that he was able to witness.
We keep being reminded of an important quote by Dr. George Murray: "When I yield myself to the LORD for His Redemptive missionary purposes, God controls all things for me so that through me He can bring Jesus Christ to the world around me. That includes sickness and health, sunshine and rain, open doors and closed doors, friends and enemies.... I am never out of God's sight."
Amen! God is sovereign, and His plans cannot be thwarted!!!
Next up: Maria's Big House of Hope!
Derek was planning to add those supplies to the ones many of his friends had already donated to the orphans at MBHOH. Thus, Derek was on a mission to get permission to carry all these much-needed supplies on his flights.
After several calls, he was granted two free-of-charge humanitarian aid bags--but with permission only from our local ticket office.
We began packing. After all the packing was complete, Derek had three bags to check and one carry-on plus a camera. Two bags were jammed full of orphan-only products, and the third bag was clothing for the orphans plus the construction equipment he was going to need on his trip.
Derek only had the carry-on for his personal use. He was ready to go!
Thursday evening, as he was putting the children to bed and kissing them good-bye, he received an e-mail. United had cancelled his booked(!!) flight. It was to be Derek's first leg of his trip to China. They cancelled the flight and rescheduled him to fly out on Monday! There was no way that could happen. Derek had to find a way to get to Newark, NJ before his international flight left. He considered driving, taking the train, flying out of other cities.... Nothing was working. With the help of his group leader (both working frantically on their computers), his leader was able to find a flight out of a city about three hours away from us. Derek gladly accepted the new flight!
Then, we had to figure out how to get Derek to that city.... He ended up renting a vehicle from our local airport--the only place open in the middle of the night. The car could not be picked up before 1 a.m. or he would be charged about 4x (!!!) the amount for the rental.
The whole family started out for the airport at midnight. Derek got the rental, and we returned home just in time for Derek to kiss and hug the children good-bye, jump in the shower, and put his bags in the car.
Having been up 22 hours by the time he got in the car to begin his drive to the new airport, he.was.exhausted!!!! We kept praying the new ticket office would not reject his bags. He arrived at the airport, got to the counter, and he was refused one of his bags. He was in city far from home. He had already returned his rental car. He was not leaving a bag of humanitarian aid! He checked the two bags that were full of medical supplies, medications, clothing, etc. specifically for the orphans. The United workers suggested he try to carry the third bag through security (a bag with 5 pounds of large deck screws (!), several screw drivers (!), etc.). SURPRISINGLY, security decided to let him through with the bag. He took the extra bag to the gate to see if they would check it. They would not.... But, they let Derek carry it on the plane!
When he got to Newark, the staff stowed the extra bag under the plane. Derek was ready to meet his team, get on the plane, and get some rest.
When he arrived in Beijing, he and the team spent the night in a hotel and got to the airport the next morning to catch a flight to Luoyang. However, the plane did not show up. They were rescheduled for 6:00 p.m. that night.
So, they left the airport to eat lunch and visit New Hope (another medical facility for orphans run by American doctors). The team got a full tour, and Derek was so amazed at all that he was able to witness.
We keep being reminded of an important quote by Dr. George Murray: "When I yield myself to the LORD for His Redemptive missionary purposes, God controls all things for me so that through me He can bring Jesus Christ to the world around me. That includes sickness and health, sunshine and rain, open doors and closed doors, friends and enemies.... I am never out of God's sight."
Amen! God is sovereign, and His plans cannot be thwarted!!!
Next up: Maria's Big House of Hope!
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