We handed over $7,000 (almost all our cash) to a stranger in a small sweaty office off a side street who gave us a hand written receipt for “Air Ticket” without a flight number. He took our phone numbers and told us that the flight left at 8AM on the 10th, maybe…
This is probably how the rest of the world books flights, but man it was weird.
There’s still several opportunity for God to close doors to keep us in Sierra Leone.
Firstly, the flight needs 150 people to make it viable for the company. As of this morning the flight had 95 and rumor has it that the booking closes tonight, but it might be extended to Wednesday. However, the entire country is on lockdown Sunday through Tuesday. We might be stuck unless another 50 people get scared.
Secondly, if we show Coronavirus symptoms in the meantime, they won’t let us on the flight. It is peak dust season and we each sneeze about once per day. Maybe I should start taking Zyrtec as a ‘mental health drug.’
We feel like it’s in God’s hands now. We also feel immense gratitude and support from all the connections and people we’ve become close with over the years. Even some mentors to our mentors spoke up, which was a pleasant surprise. To hear from all of you in our time of doubt has certainly been a blessing.
Love you,
James and Rachel
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