LOTS of SHOES . . . . and HERE WE GO!!!!

Well . . .

We are here . . . and SHOES are everywhere!

We had a "little" counting discrepancy between the Samaritan's Feet office and the bins and bags at WCUMC so when we did the group check in and got near the end we had a few too many bins and a few NOT enough people!!!

We consolidated 2 bins into the rest of the check in luggage that didn't weigh 50 pounds and thought we were GOOD to go!

NOPE!!!!

Still two more bins! Hmmmmmmmm . . . how in the world are we going to get this stuff there? And this is more than just some makeup and construction paper. It was shoes. And for each pair of shoes there is a small person on the other side of the world that has a need. Leaving those behind felt like a HEAVY weight on our hearts!

We TRIED to negotiate a reduced fee - $200 per bag extra. Could we do a "buy one get one free" sale?

***Brief aside - our Ugandan Pastor - Geoffrey is Skyping with us while we sit in the Charlotte Airport! HOW COOL!

Anyway - No Negotiating w/ Delta. :(

So . . . SaraBeth was going to pay for one bin, I was going pay for the other. $400 is nothing compared to 60 or 70 pair of shoes on children's feet!

BUT we spied ALL THOSE CARRY ON BAGS . . . SURELY between the 10 of us and SaraBeth from Samaritan's Feet we could get those shoes on that airplane without spending lots more money!

We have shoes everywhere . . . they are in every crevice of backpacks, pocketbooks, and even took the place of a pillow or two, and we are patiently waiting on our flight to NYC!

We are so blessed by you and your prayers!

This morning the staff of WC and the parents gathered around the team and covered us in prayer.

As Rob closed the prayer his words were beautiful, "And God let the impact of this trip have effects that are eternal in the lives of both those going and those who receive."

Eternal effects . . . by an eternal God.

Let us truly see and experience those effects in every step of the way.

Thank you for keeping the team in your prayers!

Grace and Peace,
Andrea

Team:
Pat Benfield
Lance Armstrong
Eryn O'Brien
Julie Fuquay
Morgan McMahon
Andrea
Scott Smith
Andrew Smith
Layne Smith
Kathy Warner