Urbana as The Amazing Race. ...
Posted by tom | Dec 28, 2009When I posted Urbana Journey Begins, I didn't think I would be in some form of The Amazing Race. ...
- Delayed in Harrisburg, PA, because of delays in O'Hare due to snow. I hung out with three staff also heading to O'Hare before catching a flight to St. Louis, MO, and another 3 staff heading to Dulles before catching a flight to St. Louis.
- Delayed, canceled, wait-listed, unable to schedule a flight until Monday in O'Hare because of bad weather in Chicago and St. Louis, MO.
- While waiting for flights, a group of 7 of us missed AmTrak, MetroBus, and rental car for options for Saturday. On Sunday, 1 able to fly out with American and another able to fly with United.
- Hotel in Chicago, discounted but not underwritten by United ... 5 of us road out of O'Hare Sunday morning in a rental car. ... We beat the 3 who flew out of Harrisburg to Dulles b/c their flight returned to Harrisburg due to the smell of smoke. After which they were re-routed to Atlanta where they stayed the night before flying into St. Louis.
Praise God that those who were delayed, waitlisted, canceled, etc have arrived! God has been teaching many of us about patience, persistence, & courage thru Advent & it has been showing through in surprising ways.
