I did not want to leave. That sums up how I felt when making arrangements to go back to Ohio. My purpose for being at MARC had been fulfilled. I could have stayed longer at more expense but there is always more work to be done no matter how long someone is there.
As hard as it was to leave new friends, experiences, and a place I consider my other home, it was best to stay with the plan and come back on schedule. About the only thing that went nearly exactly as I planned was getting there and leaving on the predetermined schedule. Everything else in between falls into place in ways we cannot always envision ahead of time.
God works in mysterious ways. We just have to trust Him, even if situations seem to go beyond our understanding. If we take a step back and look at the big picture, we will see that some strange things that happen are not coincidences; there is something else much deeper happening and we are only seeing the bubbles on the surface. That is how this trip went for me.
Sometimes when air traffic is busy we enter a holding pattern before being cleared for approach and landing. Figuratively speaking, I am in that holding pattern and "Air Traffic Control" is calling with an amended clearance.
To be continued...
