Rule #1 of Missions Trips is Flexibility

After an uneventful flight, with little sleep, we landed in Houston for our 3 hour layover. We were all blessed to grab some grub, relax and play cards before our next flight. It didn’t take long to notice that Pastor Aaron was out of sorts, not his usual laid back, carefree self. His ears had not popped on the decent, resulting in pain, which later led to a numbing sensation in his ear and side of the face. He sought medical advice at the airport and after some prayer and consideration he decided to stay behind and go to the hospital. This happened minutes before we boarded. Money, instructions and farewells were exchanged. Our leader was not headed to Honduras with us. Later we found out that he had a double ear infection and his one eardrum was close to bursting. Praise God that he decided to stay! Later we also learned of God’s protection. Aaron had not meant to bring his own personal debit card, as he had the church credit card. Turns out he ended up needing the card at his hotel in Houston; the church credit card had been passed along in order for us to rent the vans. Coincidence or God plan?