Day 47 recap

Sunday:

I think im still in denial that Im leaving! I was extremely sad about leaving earlier today but theres something about the Indian Airports that make me want to sprint out of this country. Saying goodbye to Leila today was absolutely heart wrenching but I have to trust that the Lord will continue to take care of her and protect her even when Im not here, just like he did for the 25 years before I came. His protection and love for her is not dependent on my presence in the least haha. Once we got to the airport though, I was ready to go. I don’t know what it is about Indian airports but they feel the need to scan everything, including you, at least 5 times before you even get close to the plane. Its like American security on steroids. They scanned my checked bags twice before even weighing them and checking them in, only to scan them again behind the counter. I was scanned twice along with my carry on to get back to the gate and then scanned one more time before actually boarding the plane. I flew from Goa to Mumbai and then had to travel from the Mumbai Domestic airport to the Mumbai International Airport. It was during the call to worship that we arrived at the International Airport and it seemed like everyman was in a loincloth kneeling with all of their wives in burkas waiting for them to finish. It was a sight to see. Our plane was 4 hours late, leaving at 2am and therefore they automatically bumped me from my flight to Atlanta because I wouldn’t make it on time. They did give us a free unlimited buffet meal though while we waited, all Indian food of course. The Lord has consistently provided for me throughout this trip in the form of food haha, he knows what I love. After 3 hours of waiting, flight attendents started running frantically thoughout the gate yelling for everyone on the flight to new york to run and board the plane, it was leaving without warning they said. So naturally we all dropped everything, ran to the gate, were scanned twice, and proceeded towards the boarding ramp. In true Indian fashion, the plane was not even there yet and we all waited on the boarding ramp for another hour before they let anyone board. I have never rushed so much to wait like I have in India. When we finally started to board it was like a mob, everyone elbowing and shoving… I was so ready for America!