MIRACLE!

We got a phone call this morning that our luggage had come in! But the African women who had helped us get through the airport, kept the paperwork we needed with our baggage tickets attached to it. At the time we thought it was a good idea because her phone number was on the form and she would probably go with us to pick up our luggage. Well...today she told us that we had the paperwork. So...we set off for the airport praying the whole way, knowing that it would be impossible to get our luggage without the paperwork, but we were going to try anyway. We heard stories of them sending luggage back to the States because people didn't have the paperwork they needed.
So we get to the airport and Barb gets us through the first gate! Then we make it through the second guarded gate. Then we get to the customs official and he takes our passports and shows us our luggage. We then have to go through customs, where they opened them and searched everything. Barb at that point had to go talk to a person behind a desk. He asked why he should give us our stuff. She explained that people in America were sending gifts to help orphans in this country have a good Christmas. And he let us go through! It was miracle after miracle! By the time we made it to the car we were so emotional - we basically did a back dive into water that we couldn't see, trusting that God would provide and He did! He is Amazing! Thanks for praying. This is just one more way that we have seen this week that God has provided for our needs and some of our wants too.
So now this afternoon we are going back to the center to take pictures of the High School students and hopefully be able to finish packing the rest of the presents.