Day 2 into Day 3 Updates – Continued with Travels
At the hotel we ordered two more Lyfts to drive us to the train station but slightly struggled to get all our luggage into both cars- one being a sedan and the other a SUV. As we made our way over to the train station, our Lyft driver noticed we were at the wrong address for the train station so we needed to find the new address and get to the correct location. We finally arrived to the right location and took two escalators to get to the train.
We arrived in the train about 30 minutes before it left and had a smooth train ride to the bus shuttle for the airport.
Around approximately 8:29 pm, as we grab our luggage from the train and walk over to the bus shuttle, we almost get ran over by the train. Are you familiar with the song grandma got ran over by a reindeer…well replace that with Caribbean team almost got ran over by a train! #TeamBonding
Our boarding was suppose to happen at 11:00 pm, but we didn’t board until 11:40 pm except for Mark as he had priority boarding due to the carry-on bag. As we boarded the plan, we walk in to a very misty and light jazz music. We got to the takeoff runway, and thought we were about to take off around midnight.
Psych…
We didn’t. Instead we went back to the gate! Apparently, the number of people on the plane and number of people on the passenger log didn’t add up. The flight crew was calling passenger names and mentioned Spencer and Sofiya but thankfully it was other people and not us.
At this point, we are just laughing and are like “of course this would happen.” Right now, our team really echos Job as his faith, patience, and commitment to the Lord was tested by Satan. But, we aren’t going to break or let our spirits be disheartened, we are trusting in the Lord and embracing the unknown and unexpected.
Day 3 (June 28, 2023) Update:
At 1:40 AM, we finally were able to takeoff from Fort Lauderdale.
At 3:30 AM, we arrived to our destination in the Caribbean. After checking in with customs, grabbing our bags, we headed out to meet up with C, and J C (the student international representatives) who took us to our site.
After a total travel of 55.5 hours of travel, losing luggage, delayed flights, 11 hour layover, and various other hurdles, the Caribbean Team has arrived to the their destination at 5:00 AM today!
Despite all of the bumps in the road and trials we have face, we are sticking together and are so excited to have finally reached the to serve the Lord through His people!