After about 27 hours of traveling we finally arrived in Salerno! What a trip! God was really gracious to us throughout the whole thing. When we went to the airport in Atlanta we soon realized that the travel agent didn't tell us that everyone in our group was going through another city... all except the four of us and 2 students. So much for our plan for having lots of help. When we boarded our flight not only did we not have a bulkhead for collins to sleep but we were in the middle 3 seats of the center section of the plane. Then one of the 2 students traveling with us sat down next to Turner and said that as they scanned her ticket they told her she had a last minute seat change. That was God's provision for us because she had an aisle seat. Out of all the seats on that huge plane, she was placed next to us! Collins slept all but 1 hour of the flight. Turner slept 5 or the 9 hours and it really turned out better than we thought. We all met up in Rome and everyone's bags made it... also a big blessing. We boarded a bus for Salerno and about 15 min away the driver stopped. He informed us that his union contract said he MUST stop every 2 1/2 hours for a rest. We were 15 min away! Welcome to Italy! I have to say that so far, though physically exhausting this has been a trip filled with blessings. The last time I slept 1 hour was in college... couldn't believe we kept going. After 1 day we are all adjusted and no jetlag... that's amazing. Please continue to pray for everyone... especially as the go on campus monday to start talking with students. Pray they would not be afraid to share the Gospel with them. Thanks to all of you who prayed so much for our flight!
