HOME AGAIN

Everyone is probably done reading about our adventures. The trip home had some more surprises. We got to Bangkok and walked to our gate. Sitting at our gate was the whole Goshen team. I'm sure the airport personnel wondered what was happening because both teams started screaming and hugging. They were coming back on the same flight to LA. They had to wait 8 hours for the flight. We would be there a little over 2 hours. We enjoyed that time sitting around talking about their experiences. Then we were introduced to some other young people they had met who are from Florida. They had been to China smuggling Bibles into the country. This became very important later when Cathy began talking to a Chinese girl on the airplane. The young lady has a Christian friend who has been praying for her. She was on her way to visit this friend. She and Cathy talked for a long time on the trip. The girl said she wished she had a Chinese Bible to read so she could understand better. Cathy started thinking that there must be somewhere that she could locate a Chinese Bible to send to this young lady. Then she remembered this team of kids who had been smuggling Chinese Bibles. They started asking around and everyone had one Chinese Bible but they were all in the checked luggage. One young man had his in his backpack. So the little Chinese girl got her wish and several prayers with the Florida people and Cathy. She left with her own Chinese Bible to visit her Christian friend. Our stay in LA was a couple of hours. We headed to the nearest Burger King for burger, fries and diet coke! We traveled to Dallas where we had another 2-3 hour wait. Time zones kept changing. By the time we got to Dallas it was 5:30 AM on Sunday. Before we left Dallas most of us had talked to someone at home. No one was sleeping now, everyone was anxious to get off that plane and be with family. We weren't disappointed. There was a large band of family and friends waiting for us. This has been a wonderful trip. I hope the school will continue offering this opportunity in years to come. It is life-changing. It is watching God actively working in our lives, and in the lives of all of those touched by Asia's Hope.