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Words cannot express the gratitude that I feel in my heart to God for giving me the opportunity to experience the motherland. We are all so thankful for what we were able to experience together. We will forever be connected because of the memories we shared. I personally thank everyone who shared the journey with me; both persons who traveled via plane and those who traveled via blog!
Yesterday was a long day. It began with a flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg, then from Johannesburg to Washington IAD with a stop in Dakar. We arrived safely and without incident to IAD, only to learn that our flight had been cancelled because of the weather. We were given three options, we could stay the night in Washington and be rebooked on a flight that would leave IAD the next day at 4:47pm, we could travel by Amtrak at a cost of $143, or we could try standby on a flight to Newark. Minister Leslie, her brother, Laurianne and her mother chose option one. They left the airport for the Hilton hotel, where they could rest, relax, and recoup for a flight the next day. The rest of us chose option three; we chose to fly standby into EWR. As we stood at the counter waiting patiently for the agent to key in all of the necessary information, we continued to smile, and some of us began to sing a song we learned in South Africa:
I press toward the mark of the high calling,
I’m pressing forth to reach my goal.
I press toward the mark of the high calling,
I press, I press, I press,
I press, I press, I press.
I believe it was our attitude of gratitude that allowed all six of us to make that flight! Of course we made the flight, and with seats to spare! On top of that, the six of us would arrive at Newark airport 45 minutes early! Praise the Lord!
Honestly, after reflecting, I realized that this was a journey that reminded us of life’s lessons; lessons that 
many of us learned as children. Lessons that help us to live in God- the lives we were created to live! Lessons on love, laughter, kindness, patience, giving, gratitude, forgiveness, fearlessness, selflessness and humility. Thank you God for these gentle reminders of what life is all about. Thank you God for another opportunity to live in love. Thank you God for the freedom that we have in you! Thank you God that we are an ever evolving community of visionaries and dreamers, who have been called by You to live the lives we were created to live, commanded by You to love beyond the limits of our prejudices and commissioned by You to serve!
Thank you First Corinthian Baptist church for your prayers, love and support that accompanied us on our journey! Thank you for the journey we took together! We love you all!
Blessings~