"What is the sign that plane is pulling?" I asked my husband. We were on our way to our son Trevor's house in Texas and were passing the outer edge of Arlington. I couldn't make out the words until it came closer and then saw it was an advertisement for a car insurance company with the comic picture of a gecko. We were talking about it later on the patio with Trevor as we watched another plane in the big-sky country. Trevor recognized it and pulled out info on his iPhone that verified the numbers and flight data.
The next morning at breakfast, Trevor said, "You know that plane with the sign you saw yesterday?" I nodded and he said, "Well, it had a crash landing right after that. I saw it on the news!" We gasped, and he went on, "He lost power in his engine. He had to release the sign and made an emergency landing on the highway." Wow! That could have been us on the highway where he landed !
That night at supper, Trevor announced, "I heard on the radio that a plane crashed today and the pilot was killed. It was the one we were watching from the patio last night!" How awful! Our tech-savvy, plane-aficionado son pulled up a picture of the small craft, turned upside down on its cockpit. I couldn't help but shudder and think of our teen grandson who spends a lot of time in the air in a glider. I'm always sending up prayers for his safety.
I also sent up several prayers for our son Jamie's trans-Atlantic flight to France last week, and again for his safe return. Praise God, the flights were uneventful. From his reports of his mission-related trip, though, it was anything but uneventful. It was filled with stories and praise reports of baptisms in the Mediterranean, witnessing on the beach, assisting in converting a facility into an outreach cafe/coffee bar, and amazing accounts from Christians of God's faithfulness and presence in their lives.
As a photographer, Jamie was able to assist the missionaries in taking pictures of their work there to use in publications to their supporters. Having lived and worked in France for a college term and fluent in the language, Jamie was able to help host a visiting pastor from America and act as his guide in the area.
Our trip to Texas was for a family reunion. It turned out to be a wonderful time with loved ones, some we had not seen for many years. We could only thank God for his favor on the trip, and for our own safe travels. Someday our earthly travels will be over, and we will be gathered in heaven with our eternal family, from all ends of the earth. We can be certain of a safe landing. Our Father will see to that.
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