Developing Patience

Hi Everyone,
After two long days on the road we finally arrived in Spring Hill Fla. We had a safe and enjoyable trip but not without a few bumps along the way to test our faith & patience. Over the past 18 months we have relied on our "smart" cell phone to give us GPS navigation as we travel and also keep us connected with e-mail. Somewhere during our first day on the road the maps started to disappear from the navigation screen, when Jane got that remedied, the turn by turn voice disappeared and we were getting notices that we need to download an app. that we already had. Having an atlas in the van and because we had traveled this well know route to Florida many times before we were confident about the trip. After making some arrangements through our daughter Gretchen with Verizon we would be stopping in Gainesville, Fla. to have the phone repaired.
Somewhere near Savannah, Ga. we received a mass e-mail from Missionary Flights Int. that the Cap-Haitian airport was proceeding with plans to close for the next five weeks for runway repairs. "MFI" has a team in "Cap" negotiating a solution and would advise us later on Friday. We had known that Cap-Haitian had been extending the runway for over a year now but this may be putting a kink in our travel plans. You can imagine the thoughts that started through our minds of alternate ways to get "in", none being very efficient or inexpensive. We know that God has a plan and this bump in the road did not surprise Him. We know that down the road we will look back and marvel at how He worked out the details.
After stopping in Gainesville for an hour, Verizon was able to re-set the phone and get it working properly again. They believe that somehow some of the software got corrupted and it was no longer able to recognize the memory card.
At 10:00 PM we receive an e-mail of a possible airport solution, a common saying is "well, remember this is Haiti" when things just don't go smoothly.
We plan to enjoy our weekend here on the Gulf Coast with friends and let God work out the details.
Thanks for your prayers, we will keep you posted as long as we have Internet access.
Bud