After 26 hours of leaving Waco, we finally made it to
Lebanon. Unlike my past two times
Lebanon, this time we arrived at night with cool air and rain to greet us as we
stepped outside the airport. However, I’m
always astonished by the people we meet on the journey here. This time was no different. At the airport in London, we met an elderly
couple who were on their way to Lebanon after visiting family in Seattle. We quickly became their assistants in the airport
as Tim translated for them, we directed them to the right gate, and helped
carry their bags up the stairs. All of
this was met with great gratitude and a multitude of shukrans. As we were
departing our plane we met another woman who was visiting Beirut. As we discussed what we would be doing she
told us of a former PhD student she helped who had done a lot of research on
American Baptist in Lebanon recently. We
are pretty sure that the Melanie, the former student she was talking about, is
the same student who interviewed Sheila’s mom a few years ago about their work
in Lebanon. Once we arrived at the
airport a taxi driver was waiting for us.
He quickly drove us to the seminary taking back roads to avoid military
checkpoints, ignoring driving lanes, and regularly using his horn as I have
become familiar with in Lebanon. Now
that we’ve had much needed showers and a good night’s rest at the seminary I
can’t wait to see what else God has in store for us on this trip.
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