After lunch at the cafe (to be recommended!), baggage checking, letter writing, farewell hugs and a prayer from our Divisional Leaders, we piled everything into the minibus and Beth's Dad's car and headed for Heathrow.
Our first adventure was a surprise trip in the lift to 'Arrivals' for half the party before realising they were supposed to be heading for 'Departures' :) Lots of laughter and then we didn't put a foot wrong!
Brownie points were flying around - for wearing shorts in the snow (Mark), working out that Area F was probably in the E-G direction (Beth F) and good maths (Carol).
Ange awarded herself a secret Brownie point for organisational skills as she handed out money for visas and journals to everyone and then we boarded the plane... which is where we all are as I write this. I think everyone else is asleep - it's all quiet anyway.
Once we'd found our seats and settled down, Carol encouraged us to make sure we allow space for the presence of God in that place between expectation and event.
Sound advice that I'm sticking to. I so know we are firmly in his hands.
Angie
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