Day One - Chicago
The trip started for all with an
early rise and making ones way to Chicago to the
International Airport O-Hare, except of course,
those who had arrived the day before and could
easily be at the airport by 12:30 pm.
Mark M. met us as we came into
the international concourse. International is
detached from the main concourse. There is no
option to walk or take a cart to that location.
So for those on foot ... climb the stairs or take
the elevator and find the train. As I
mumbled to myself, I don't have a clue where I'm
going ... the person next to me kindly asked where I
was going and then said, "I'm going that way, just
follow me." It's true, for all the signs
pointing this way and that, there seemed to be great
confusion. A familiar face was greatly
welcomed. Our great leader of adventure had
been found.
Mark had found a room that gave
us some privacy. A collection of people were
coming together for a joint purpose. To learn
more about the Apostle Paul and see the locations of
the churches mentioned in Revelation and more.
The flight would take 9 - 10
hours from our departure time of 3:00 pm.
Dinner was served and the windows covered fairly
shortly after take off. Darkness invited sleep
that was difficult to obtain. But morning
would come sooner than expected. Breakfast was
served prior to leaving the plane. The body
clock said midnight - one o'clock. But for
those in Rome the day was well underway. It
was time to set
the watches and be ready for day two when we landed
in Rome.

Mark M. -
Welcome |

Mark S.
A Devotion |

Getting together
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More and more. |

Our plane |

Mark & Barbara |

Bob and Teri |

Josh and Joe |

Mark S., Jordan, Si |
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