Monday

Airports

Sitting at Indy airport at 4 am on 2/24/08 drinking orange juice, I really wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone. I kind of was in my own little world. A man sitting at the next table said, "Good morning." I looked up and said, "Good morning."
He then started talking. One of the things he said was, there are so many stuck up people in this world any more your afraid to even say hi to some. But with that smile on your face and that sweat shirt (God Bless America) I knew you were a friendly person. (ME)?
We talked for a while and then he said, "have a good trip" and left. He came back in a bit and said they weren't open yet. (meaning security) I know, that's why I was still setting there!
Finally I was on the plane and on the way to Dallas, where I had a 2 hr layover.
While in Dallas, I sat at McDonald's. An older gentlemen sat across from me. He ask me if I was headed to warmer or colder climate? I told him I came from Cold IN & headed to warmer AZ. He said he was from Texas but headed to Mexico. He then ask did I have family or friends in Tucson. I told him I was on a business trip. (I didn't think he would understand that it was business with the Lord).
As we talked, he ask what kind of job I had. I told him I was in the ministry and we worked with homeless women and children. I told him about KRM and gave him the web site. One thing led to another and as we were talking about the Grace of God and how most of our women came to us drug and alcohol addicted the people around was listening. One lady moved over net to us and said, "Hope you don't mind, but I can't hear you all very well over there. And I hear you talking about our Lord and helping people on drugs." So she joined in on our conversation. There was n older gentleman next to me who was done eating but just sat there. Then the guy on the other side called someone and told them to listen. Neither of these men said anything to the 3 of us. Finally the gentleman who first started talking said he had to go catch his plane. We told him have a good flight an God Bless. The lady ask me if I knew him. Nope. She kind f laugh and said, "Well, sometimes when you talk about the Lord people run." I said, "yes, but then again just maybe what someone hears will help in their journey to  Him for the first time." The guy with the cell phone said something to the person on the phone,(first time he had spoken) then hung up. He looked at me and said, "Thank you,  and got up and left. The lady and I just looked at each other  and smiled. Finally the gentleman next to me started talking to the lady. I told them both to have a blessed day and I had to get to my plane. The trip from Dallas to Tucson was a 2 hr flight. But once on the plane a clumsy women (not me) fell over her suitcase and had to be treated. Since they used the first aid kit they had to wait on the maintenance to bring them another one.
Then there was a stewardess who got into it with a passenger and had to leave the plane. So we had to wait until they got another steward there before we could take off.
Finally we left without anymore trouble. And landed in Tucson.

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