Faith and not frustration

As the day draws near for LDC to begin, one delegate after another is emailing us to say that their flight has been postponed or cancelled. We were expecting the arrival of more than 35 people this weekend, but we're not at all sure how many of them will actually be here by tomorrow evening. Some are stranded in airports around the world, waiting to hear when they can find another flight, while others have already been told that they can't be rescheduled until next weekend - which would mean missing the first week of the course. Still others have decided to try alternative ways of getting here: like by car, bus or train.

This morning we got together to pray as a staff team, and the Lord spoke to us through the passage in Romans 4 - where it says that Abraham trusted God to do the impossible, even in the face of challenging circumstances. We prayed that the delegates would be filled with faith rather than with frustration, and that they would see God at work in their situation - whether in the provision of alternative ways of getting here, or perhaps by using the delays to bless them in their own lives or in their contact with other stranded travellers.

One encouraging answer to prayer, though, is that the Indian family got their passports and visas at the eleventh hour and are now hoping to be able to start on their journey tomorrow.

Our theme for this school is from Ephesians 3: 20 - that God is able to do abundantly more than we could ask for or even imagine. Amidst all these unexpected challenges, we are trusting that these families and individuals will see God do amazing things for them, in them and through them.