第一日, 第二日

At SFO ready to depart

經過二十二小時、三次的飛機接駁，我們終於到委內瑞拉的首都加拉加斯市。雖然是疲累，但是我們心中仍是充滿歡欣及激動。因為我們是經歷過神的保守和恩典。

因為我們的行程，在 Caracas 的飛機接駁，只有三個小時內，我們要下飛機、辦理入境手續、過海關、取行李、check in 內陸機、再過安檢、趕到登機閘口。所以當我們在邁亞密的閘口見到我們要乘座的飛機時，心中十分安心。但過了不久，得知飛機雖延遅一小時，因為公路有交通意外機組人員要遅到，我們即將問題要準時到達加拉加斯機場交托在禱告中。感謝神！飛機也及時趕到，但另一個挑戰亦接踵而來，當我們已領取行李時心情興奮預備過海關出閘時我們的護照就被委國扣留了。領隊王傳道被召入特別房間相討。其他人則在心中默默禱告。出奇地一瞬間王傳道出來説沒事繼續走，感謝神的恩典夠用。出了閘看見聶牧師和 Mario 弟兄招呼也沒有他們就搶着我們的行李忙命跑到另外一個登機大樓忙着為我們check in 當到達櫃檯時曉得他們已經 Check in 完畢，幸好有當地弟兄 Mario 相助，他很快的為我們成功check-in，乘機安全到達目的地 San Cristobal。感謝神，我們再一次經歷神的保守。

當我們到達當地接待我們的弟兄家，波仔和楚霞新居時很興ᚒ見到他們一家和新生嬰孩，他們的小孩為我們帶來很多的歡樂，感謝神給予他們恩惠和豐盛，他們的小孩將成為本地教會的支柱，將來的領導者，當我們得知過去的年日神如何引領他們在社區的服事，邀請朋友分享神給予他們的恩惠，用愛心和行動來使人認識神。同時在晚飯的再次遇到其他的弟兄妹妹，看見他們在屬靈上成長，更能看到神的確據。

請為我們明天代禱，我們㑹參與教會慶祝三個受浸的弟兄姊妹和團契的成立典禮。

Day 1, Day 2

At Caracas airport, connecting to San Cristobal

After twenty-two hours of traveling, and three connecting flights, we have finally arrived in San Cristobal, Venezuela. Although the trip was tiring, but our hearts are filled with joy and excitement, for we have seen God’s protection and His generous grace.

1. For our itinerary, we worried about our connection in Caracas. We had only 3 hours to get off the plane, go through customs, pick up our luggage, go to the domestic terminal, check in, and go through security and on to the gate. We were relieved when we saw the plane already at the gate when we arrived in Miami. However, the flight was delayed an hour due to an accident on the freeway which kept the flight crew from arriving on time. We were assured in our hearts throughout the journey for we rest our trust in our God who called us to go to serve our brothers and sisters in San Cristobal. We knew that he would override and get us safely all the way to our destination.

Although the flight was over an hour late, we went through immigration and customs with no problem. With the help of Pastor Nip and the brothers at Caracas, we were able to run with our luggage from the international terminal to domestic, and check in with only a few minutes to spare. We thank God for His hand in keeping us safe throughout our traveling.

2. When we arrived in San Cristobal, we went to the new residence of 波仔 and 楚霞. We rejoiced with them with their new baby boy. Watching the maturing of their other children, brought us great joy and we thank God for His blessings upon His children who are key to the growth of the local congregation. We cannot but give thanks to God when we heard their sharing of how God used them in the last years in reaching the community in San Cristobal. We also met other brothers and sisters at dinner. Their spiritual maturity was clearly evident in their lives and outlook.

Please pray for us tomorrow as we will be joining the Hispanic church in celebrating Sunday with three baptisms and the inauguration of the Chinese Church.