We rounded a corner and saw it - a tree lying across the road. A crew had just arrived and was beginning to start their chain saws to go to work to remove it. One by one the cars turned around to find another route.
Road blocks. We have occasionally encountered them on our journeys. On this trip, however, we have had many more than usual. They were not trees in the road but changes in plans. One thing after another seemed to go wrong, and we had to readjust our plans. Every time a change in plans was necessary, we wondered why it was happening.
Detour! It was no surprise after all the road blocks we had encountered on our trip, that a detour arose. Less than two weeks before we were supposed to leave for Peru, the home office called. "Can you stay in Peru longer?" Matt inquired. After all the road blocks that had already forced detours in our schedule throughout the past few weeks, the question was not a surprise and our answer was easy. "Of course!" we replied. Suddenly we understood. All of those road blocks that had forced us into new paths were simply God's way of preparing us for this detour.
Then began the frantic preparations for the new schedule. Coordinate with our Latin American director to meet us in Lima. Cancel the original plane reservations and make new reservations. Cancel the overnight stay in Panama and reserve an overnight in Lima, Peru. Add an additional week to the trip to go to Iquitos, Peru, and rearrange meetings that were planned for that time in Maine. Find out from the LA director what we should teach while in Iquitos. Look for additional materials needed for teaching those classes. On and on the list goes.
I wonder what other road blocks and detours still await us. No matter how many there are, I know that God has gone ahead of us to prepare the way.
Road blocks. We have occasionally encountered them on our journeys. On this trip, however, we have had many more than usual. They were not trees in the road but changes in plans. One thing after another seemed to go wrong, and we had to readjust our plans. Every time a change in plans was necessary, we wondered why it was happening.
Then began the frantic preparations for the new schedule. Coordinate with our Latin American director to meet us in Lima. Cancel the original plane reservations and make new reservations. Cancel the overnight stay in Panama and reserve an overnight in Lima, Peru. Add an additional week to the trip to go to Iquitos, Peru, and rearrange meetings that were planned for that time in Maine. Find out from the LA director what we should teach while in Iquitos. Look for additional materials needed for teaching those classes. On and on the list goes.
I wonder what other road blocks and detours still await us. No matter how many there are, I know that God has gone ahead of us to prepare the way.
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