Cross Country Paid Off

    Thanks for all the prayers everyone! I've had at least 10 or 15 opportunities so far when people ask me, "So what are you studying abroad for? or… What made you decide to study abroad?" The Holy Spirit's been making me increasingly more bold to just proclaim that I'm going to show and tell people about Jesus and hopefully demonstrate His love and reconciliation to them. From the airport to just telling other students I've met already, Jesus is laying foundations and seeds to be watered and grown. So, thanks for praying.
    You're probably wondering about this post's title. Well…my flight out of GSP was scheduled to depart at 6:00pm and land in DFW at 7:30pm local, giving me almost 2 hours before my 9:25pm depart to Santiago, Chile. Well…due to delays and t-storms, we didn't leave GSP until about 7:45pm, thus landing in DFW at 9:05pm local. Unfortunately, I also had to wait on a gate check bag. And I had to take the skytrain to another concourse. How did I make it in time? Jesus. And, it also didn't hurt that I ran cross-country some years ago in high school, because, yes, I was THAT guy sprinting through the airport. And I was also THAT guy who was the last one to board the plane. Pretty stellar experience for my first time traveling by myself. But, Jesus was sweet to keep reminding me that He was with me the whole time and that He was in control of everything. Had I missed that flight, I would have had to wait in that airport for another 24 hours before another flight to Chile was possible. Which, that wouldn't have been too bad when I consider Jesus being with me through all of it.
    Anyways, I arrived safely and on-time with all of my luggage. I'm currently posting from my pretty cozy hotel room after what has been an amazing day of meeting people in my traveling group as well as just exploring a lot of parts of Santiago. I was able to meet a fellow brother in Christ from amongst our group already, which is such a blessing. I'm excited to see how God brings unity amongst us and grows us to pour out His love continually to others in our group.
    Well, that's about all I have time to tell you folks for now. I'm having trouble getting my power adapter to actually work with these outlets; they've been a bit finicky. So, I'm trying to conserve my battery life on my computer.

Here's what I ate for dinner tonight. A "completo" with "papas fritas" "empanadas" and, of course, "coca-cola." Don't be too jealous. Best $2,490 pesos I've ever spent ($5US).