First Leg of the Trip

Consford Chronicles Missions With the Consfords

August 23, 2023

August 21, 2023 We left the house at 8:00 AM to head to the Houston airport. About thirty minutes from home, we had a flat tire. The spare tire was…

August 21, 2023

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We left the house at 8:00 AM to head to the Houston airport. About thirty minutes from home, we had a flat tire. The spare tire was on a cable underneath the car. It took longer to figure out how to unlatch the spare tire than it did to actually change it. Joe, Gilbert, and Danny were all a bit dirty after changing the tire. We stopped at a dollar store, and they got freshened up the best that they could. We got a notification saying that our flight had been delayed thirty minutes, which was about how long it took to change the tire. We made it safely to the airport. Joe’s sisters Mandy and Lori rode with us so that they could take the vehicle home. We pulled a trailer with all of the luggage. 

We got checked in and went to our gate without incident. We walked to a different terminal to find a food court, ate lunch, and then went back to our gate. Boarding was delayed a little, but then we were on our way. 

Flying Turkish Airlines was a first for us. Everything went very smoothly. On our first flight to Istanbul, one of the passengers had a little dog that kept barking. It was a nice modern aircraft and the seats were nice a spacious.

JC

Joe Consford

Baptist Missionary — Author — Podcaster

Joe and Laura Consford are independent Baptist missionaries to Ghana, West Africa, sent from Central Baptist Church in Center, Texas. Joe is the author of That's My Goat and Missionary on Fire, and the host of the Morning Meditation and Missionary on Fire podcasts. The Consfords are currently on deputation and available to visit your church.

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