What if God Doesn't Answer?

I heard such a good story about a SIM missionary in Nigeria yesterday. May I share it with you?

Steve urgently needed to get back to the U.S. from Nigeria. A travel agent in the States booked a flight and emailed him that he could pick up his ticket at the airport for his 8:00 pm flight on Saturday. He arrived at the airport by 5:00 pm, only to find that the airline could not print the ticket at the airport and would not allow him on the plane without it. The office in town had closed 2 hours earlier. He pleaded with the manager, prayed and waited, but the flight left without him. The next flight was Tuesday, and Steve was on it, ticket in hand. He wondered at the purpose for the delay. His connecting flight was in Frankfurt, Germany, where he was seated next to an army reservist returning to the U.S. from service in Iraq. Steve's son is in the military, so they quickly struck up a conversation. Sensing that the young man's needs were deeper than simply needing a break from the war, Steve asked him if he was ready to face eternity. They discussed what the Bible says about salvation in Jesus Christ, and before the flight landed, the young man prayed for God to forgive him, receiving Jesus as his Savior. He told Steve, "For the first time in my life, I feel as if I am free." Turns out that the young man had also missed his planned flight earlier. "God's delays are not God's denials."

So we keep praying.

Thanks for praying for me. I continue to feel well, some days just a little more tired than others.

Love,
Carol