This is not Kisses for Katie
I can promise this blog will not be eloquently written, writing is not one of my talents. I do however promise to update whenever possible to keep you abreast of what is going on during my summer and share all the exciting and tough things that come my way! I am so excited to go, I have three bags packed each weighing about 49.5 pounds each. Already I have seen God Sized Miracles…so story time…
I had packed my two free bags (one bag of donations and one bag of my stuff) but was overwhelmed because I had so many donations that I wanted to take with me so both bags were overweight..weighing in at 56.7 lbs and 54.8 lbs. I debated just paying the overweight fee or taking a third bag after looking on the website it said that the overweight fee was the same as a third bag so while $175 seemed steep i decided to do it because i really wanted to take the extra donations. well i failed to think about the fact that i also had to pay for not just the third bag but the other two bags for the first leg of the trip to DC. so after finding out it would cost $200 dollars just to get the bags to DC i felt defeated. I called the airline and tried to explain that this is humanitarian trip and that i was taking donations but they did not seem to care, they did inform me that if i upgraded to first class i would get three free bags checked, so I asked how much it would be to upgrade and they kindly told me it would be $600! really helpful there guys…back to the drawing board…so i decided to go ahead and buy an extra suitcase because i was convinced God would provide a way to get these supplies to Uganda whether it was through me or someone else, so after finding a suitcase for $20 at bargain hunt I realized i had never checked in for my flight so sitting in the parking lot i went through the steps of checking in for my flight. One step asked if i wanted to upgrade my seat to 1st class and i thought I’m gonna check again just for giggles and low and behold I could upgrade to 1st class and get three free bags for $90!!! so after crying for a minute at Gods goodness to me i upgraded and will be able to take all three bags. God cares about the details!!!! God cares about my insignificant desire to take these supplies!
It is amazing to see how God has provided through the fundraising stage of this trip and as he continues to provide before i even leave the USA! well I guess I should enjoy my last night in my bed for two months! Goodnight to all and thank you for all your prayers and support!
Smooches from Jessica