Tanzania - Day 1 First sign of God's assistance

It is so important to remember that God will help those who keep Him first. This morning while checking our bags in Steve Poston (on the trip with me) inadvertently only checked his bag to London Heathrow. Later as I explained to him that the bag could have been checked all the way to Tanzania, he decided to go back to the counter and re-check the bag. If you have ever had luggage problems you may know where this is going. The kind counter assistant told us he would personally take the new tag to the bag.
When we got to the security check point I had not picked up my boarding pass from the printer so I had to go back (a third time) to the kiosk. While I was there I overheard a conversation on the radio between the clerk and baggage supervisor. The clerk was telling him the name on the bag was "Poston". This caught my attention. Obviously, the baggage supervisor was having difficulty locating the bag. He asked what tag was on the bag and the clerk said "Birmingham". Now I had to speak up. So I spoke with the clerk about the bag and when he radioed back the information I gave him the baggage supervisor told him that he found the correct bag.
Sometimes when we feel we are being delayed, held back, or even when we feel we have made a mistake (like forgetting a boarding pass); God can show us that He is in control. He can make good come from many of the things we feel are frustrating.

Peter's denial is the one thing that comes to my mind. Peter said he would die before denying Christ. Then he went out and denied him not only once, but three times. Was denying Christ a mistake? Surely we would think so, but God used it to bring the most wonderful gift to us. The gift of eternal life through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Later the forgiven Peter became one of the initial church fathers.
Thanks to all who are praying for us on this trip. I will update as often as possible so keep watching.

Tim