Are we nearly there yet?

 

On Monday 2^nd June Martin and Dave left Rugby at 3.30 to go to Birmingham airport, all ok checking in but unfortunately their flight to Frankfurt was delayed due to a storm in Frankfurt.

 

They arrived in Frankfurt later than expected and ran through the airport to catch their flight to Johannesburg, fortunately Lufthansa were holding the plane for them so was running an hour late, they got to the plane in time for the later take off, but unfortunately they couldn’t take off because of further storm warnings!

The plane took off an hour and a half later and they settled down for their long flight!

 

The plane landed in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning, and it was looking tight to catch the plane to Beira, the girls had already landed and were doing their bit to hold the plane so the men could get on! Martin and Dave got to the gate but were told it was too late for the flight as the bus had already left to the plane.

 

Lufthansa arranged for the men to have a night in a hotel and then catch a flight to Maputo on Tuesday morning and a connecting flight to Beira Tuesday lunchtime.

 

Tuesday Morning, Dave and Martin get to the airport to catch the flight to Maputo, it is delayed by 20 mins, we receive a text in England please pray we make the connecting flight to Beira.

 

Tuesday lunchtime Martin rings home to say the flight to Maputo was 2 hours late so they knew they would miss the connection, however when they go to they desk they discover the flight they were booked on to go to Beira never existed as the company it was booked with had gone bust!! They have been looking at various options, when Martin asked a lady if there were any trains she laughed!

 

It is 4.02pm in England we have just heard they are in a hotel in Maputo and should hopefully get on a flight 4.30 Mozambique time tomorrow and arrive in Beira

 

The Girls have arrived safely and had a good night; we look forward to hearing more from them.

 

Please continue to pray that there will be no more difficulties with the flight tomorrow and that they will all be reunited as a team

 

Here is hoping the next blog says they have arrived!!!!