Hi Everyone,

So I arrived early at the Dhaka airport to board my plane to Dubai and was promptly told after my luggage had already been taken, that I was not permitted to board the aircraft...

I have to say that it was one of those moments where you can honestly feel your heart drop to the ground!  After being packed to go 3 days ago, having excited email exchange and huge thanks sent to my Dad for purchasing the ticket for me, I didn't want to believe what he was saying.

It seemed that Air Emirates does not allow passengers on the plane unless they can produce the Credit Card with which they bought the flight, in order to prevent those who have stolen credit cards from buying flights online.  In my case, because my father is in Toronto, this meant there was no way I could produce his credit card, and therefore I was not allowed to fly.

I have to say that God really showed His strength and providence in this time, as it was our immediate response to start calling people and asking for prayer.  I called my Dad after one rather nice official had mercy on my tears and agreed to allow my Dad to email him his passport, credit card, and another piece of photo identification...once this did occur, and with a few more people yelling at me and telling me how lucky I was, as well as having to sign a legal document saying that if anything went wrong that Emirates could cancel my flight and not allow Dhaka immigration to let me back into the country...I was, through heaps of tears, and thankfulness of prayer, allowed to board.

After a quiet flight sitting next to a Bangladeshi man who I was able to show how the seatbelt worked and what headphones were (we take our knowledge for granted!  It was his first time on a plane!), I am now sitting in what I would consider to be the farthest "west" point of the middle east, Terminal 3, in the Dubai airport, on my MacBook, drinking a Venti Soy Extra hot Caramel Macchiato (worth every ridiculous penny, especially since it has been nearly 5 months!).

A huge thanks to all who have prayed, and I will post more about the last few weeks of school as soon as I can!  Until then, I will answer all your emails, as I am SO excited to be sitting here and thankful, that sleep is out of the question :)

See you soon,

In Christ's love,

Corinne