By all accounts Monday was a tough day… we drove four hours from Ibadan to Lagos only to miss our flight by 20 minutes. The traffic was unlike anything I have ever seen, and downpours flooded roads making the driving even more stressful. After saying that it was not safe to stay in Lagos overnight we turned around and drove 4 hours back… traffic in that direction was terrible too, due largely to the havoc the downpours wreaked on the roads… quite a day.
As we pulled into the driveway back in Ibadan our host and driver paused to pray… “Thank you Lord God for watching over us, for keeping us safe on the highway, for protecting our car from problems and us from robbers. Lord, thank you for our home and for bringing us home safely.”
Both Mike and I were struck by his prayer. His prayer had an amazing settling effect both of us independently. Some how it gave the day a new perspective and helped us see that though the day did not go has we hoped or planned, God had been there watching over us. So upon our return to Jos I prayed:
Thank you God for watching over our trip from Jos through Lagos to Ibadan and back again, for keeping us safe, for not letting us fall into the hands of robbers or have car troubles during the many hours of travel. Thank you Lord, for the gracious hospitality of our host family, for the new friends we made and for the delight of celebrating Your goodness on the 10th anniversary of Answer Bible Church. Thank you Lord!
PS: Upon returning I heard a story from a JETS colleague about a couple flying through Lagos. They too were meeting people they had never met before just as we were. All people can surmise is that their email correspondence had been intercepted because they were abducted at Lagos Airport by people impersonating the contacts they were to meet at the airport. Fortunately the couple was not harmed, but they taken from the airport by the imposters and robbed of everything they had.
God’s protection is real and necessary here…
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