Saturday, April 19, 2014

There are miracles happening every day.

ON Easter week my last child name Trent , was schedules too go on a student trip too Costa Rico, for two weeks to do a spanish exchange program. That night his mother, checked and rechecked every detail, too ensure.That he would have a perfect trip.He was dropped to the Airport and all the well wishes were give too him and all the other students and parents . Traveling too Costa Rico, but stopping in Panama City Airport, then going on too their,  final destination of the trip.
The lay over too the  next flight , was about two hours. Every one was boarding when one of the students name was called over the loud speaker, to report back too the check in at the door of the Aircraft. The Student was my son. Well, the Teacher reported with him , and They were both told that his Passport was invalid. This could not be , His passport was checked before leaving the Bahamas by Three different sets of person , oh , four including his mother. Well, they were correct, His passport had been expired for about three weeks. How could all these person have missed, this !
Well, The Panama immigration said he could not travel a further and had too be sent back home.On the next available flight, which was the next day at 11. Am in the morning leaving Panama.
The Teacher then made the call to give a call too his pParents about the unfortunate news.The call was made at about 4;35 pm on that Wednesday . With Friday being Good Friday. Well, the Miracle had begun.His mother drove down too the passport office hoping too catch them before they had close, Upon arriving they were informed that the office had called at 4:pm that day. Well , I was called and I rushed down there. And got his pictures which needed 3 pictures . I got too the 1st photo store at 5:25 pm in the Oaks field . The door was locked and they had closed on the sign,from 5:pm The Lady pointed too,The left directions and said an other Photo store is down the road. I went into my car and drove , 1/4 of a mile down the road and arrived at the other photo store. It was 5:40 pm and when I arrived at the door the sign Read CLOSE. The closing time on the sign was 5:30 pm.Well in full desperation mode I pounded on the glass door demanding for some on the inside, too come and help. The owner of the store peered from out of this office , then walked too the door, wounding who was the door pounding man. Well, it turned out, that me and this brother were best friends in High school , about thirty years ago,and he still remember me . He welcomed me into the store and asked how could he help. I told him I need three passport photo, from the sample that I had given him.When he looked at the photo , he said it could not be done , my son was wearing a white shirt, and you needed a colored shirt for all passport photos. I was told I had to bring him in . I told him my son Trent was in Panama and I needed the pictures now.  He said we would do a little magic. He was able too make a white shirt blue and give me three prints of the prints.
I rushed out of the store and drove back down the passport office and Saw the Director in the parking lot. I asked If I   he could get the renewal . He told me that to come in the morning and we would discuss it. I asked what time does the office opens. He replied at 9:30 am .
I received a phone call , from Monique Trents mom who informed me that she was on her way too the Airport too, go to Panama to pick up Trent. She was hoping too , Catch a flight into Miami and get a flight out that night , arriving in Panama , at 12:30 am that morning.
Well, the  Following. Morning I arrived too the Passport office and I was able too, See the Director in the parking lot again. I asked him , about my son passport, I told him He was on this way back to Nassau with his mother ,and would be in at 3:30 pm . With the office closing at 4: 00pm Could we start the process. I was told no it could not happen with out Trent being  present .Which would mean it would have being impossible for Us to complete the process, which would have taken about 1 and
 1/2 to 2 hours.To complete the passport  entry process only.
Well, I called my mother who believe in KNEEOLOGY, (praying on your knees) and went back to work. I asked my self who could I call to assist with helping to get my son passport completed. They my personal assistance said that I had someone who needed to see me. He was a Pastor and a good friend, I told him my dilemma. He told me, his sister worked at the passport office, He said let go too see his sister and see what she can do. WE got to the office and he say his
 Good friend was also the Director of the passport office.He explained the situation too the SAME guy , The Director of Passport Office whom I have spoken too about One (1) hour earlier had told me no said NO PROBLEM and started working on the passport that very minute, Filled out the forms and completed the process . In less than one Hour, Which only required ,Trent,s Signature to complete the process.
Trent landed at 3:30 pm I was at the Airport waiting too rush him too the passport office sign for his passport , and return back too the airport to catch the 5:45 pm same day flight back to Costa Rico to join this school trip for that evening, Never missing a Beat, With GOD all things are possible, with man   NOT possible, Every thing about fifty, things ALL went right, ONLY could have been( 50) fifty  miracles happening all day. I knew it could have only have been GOD miracles.

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