Over the Pond we Go.

November 9th 5pm. Boarding call for Prague. Deep breath and a sigh of relief. Just 9 hours to go and we will be in our new home. Of course the process of getting Tesla onto the plane once more was by far the worst yet. She was exhausted,panting and shaking with tremendous fear. People again gave me those looks. Then I was like , you know what, yes it looks awful but they don't know me,my story or my relationship with this dog. We are going through this together and we will be fine and I just kept us going forward.


Seat 24E, right in the middle row of the plane . Ok things are looking good, all three seats.They remembered to save us the three seats. Oh no, wait a minute, it was too good to be true. So here I am in the seat with two people and a stressed dog. She was in between my legs holding her head up as we were squeezed into this small area. I looked at the flight attendant and explained that the airline told me that we would have a specific seat. "My dog can not sit in this position for 9 hours." Of course they all were accommodating and began to scramble for a new seat arrangement. I have never in my life seen a plane this full. They only seat available was a exit seat and one person was in it. To my new gathered knowledge animals are not allowed in the exit seats. The F.A. reassured me that they would do something for Tesla. As we are going down the air strip and one lady says, "we have asked the gentlemen in the seat to switch with the couple next to you and he is refusing." I just took a deep breath a began to pray some more. About ten minutes after we are in the air the F.A. comes up to the couple next to me and says "follow me please". To my amazement an older man is standing at the end of my seat and takes one look at me and Tesla and said "oh my", and sits at the far end of out row. I looked over and put the best smile I could find on my face and I said " Thank you for this We are greatly appreciate it". The man looks at me and reached down and began petting Tesla as she was falling asleep and we climbed the clouds . He shook his head and said "you are welcome". I knew at that moment that mans heart felt good for what he had just done. Even if it seemed to be a small thing to him it was a huge thing to me. I believe he saw just how much.


The entire flight was a complete blur to me. I felt like I was in a deep coma. Tesla never stirred the entire flight. I finally got to go to the bathroom and requested the biggest bottle of water they had on flight. Last I remember I was starring into a TV screen wondering if I was dreaming all this. I looked around once in a while to see what was around me. I still to this day just remember fog and muffled sounds. I do not recall sleeping but I know that I was definitely in a different place. I almost think that I was in this bubble God put me in until we landed. To keep stress,turmoil and anxiety that I was under at bay,not to mention my poor dog. But finally we were at a stand still for 9 hours, and all we needed to do, was breath.


Good Morning Lady's and Gentlemen we will be landing at Prague airport in approximately 10 minutes. HALLELUJAH!! My heart began to race, my stomach was in my throat and my head was spinning. I just stayed as calm as I could until we landed which woke Tesla up. The poor thing looked like she just came out from anesthesia. I bent down and laid my hands on her until the plane came to a complete stop. As she tryed to stand she looked like a new born calf standing for the first time. It was funny but then again not. I felt so bad. So we sat and waited another 10 minutes as the plane cleared. I recognized everything as we went through the airport. I grabbed a cart and looked for my bags. They came quickly however my cat did not. As I walked around looking for the person who was suppose to bring me Izaya, I noticed the security guards all huddling and watching every step we took. I finally went to a desk and asked about my cat. Another 20 minutes and still no cat. So I finally just went to the exit way and spoke to the guards. I explained everything, showed the pets papers and they told me to go through and they would page me when they found my cat. I looked at these people with despair and I am saying to myself "they lost my cat again." I looked back one more time scanning the area for my Izaya. I just took another deep breath,trusted God and went through customs. I walked out and my eyes searched for a familiar face. I kept searching and searching and nothing. No one was there. I walked over and just stood in the corner area waiting to see my cat and to see someone that I knew. I began to really panic at this point . I started to wonder if I gave them the wrong day,time or something. I looked at my phone and realized I had no way to contact anybody.Ten minutes went by and No Steve,No Jody,No Christer NO ONE AT ALL.

As I stood paralyzed starring at the sliding doors I hear this amazing voice with an accent ask " Are you ok"? I look over and see this beautiful man, gigantic in stature and with the most kind eyes. I was able to slur the words "my friends are not here and they lost my cat." He gave me a warm smile and said " They lost my bag too and I will help you find your cat. What is your name?" Staciemae, my name is Staciemae. He instructed me to stay where I was and that everything was going to be ok. For some reason I felt so much better and I knew that he was there to help me. I watched him on the phone talking to someone in Czech. The only thing I understood was when he said me name. As I stood and watched this man all I could think of was Gabriel and Michael the arch angels. He had the mightiness and stature of what I imagine Michael to be yet he had the gentle heart and soothing peace that I believe Gabe to posses. He walked over and led me through the doors by the small of my back. I waked in and there was Izaya all the way on the other side of the room sitting all by himself in the hall. I ran over and immediately reached in to comfort him, picked the carrier up and went back through. I thanked this man over and over and he received it with humility. He stood by my side and we talked for a while. He asked me why I was here then he mentioned how transparent my stress and heartache was. I explained my story and that no one was here to pick me up yet. This man ,who never gave me his name, reached into his pocket and says " I must go for now, but If your friends do not make it, this is where you can reach me. Go to the desk and have them call me and I will come get you and I will put you in a room until they do arrive." He slipped the card in my hand as I reached out and he walked away. I did not even get to say thank you or ok or nothing he just went out the door like wind. I looked down at the card and saw the name, Pavel Koran. As I looked back towards the door to my amazement I see Steve walk through the doors. I yelled out his name and just began to weep as he hugged me. All I remember saying was no one was here , I thought you forgot about me. And the release began. Peace came over me and I had my dog in one hand and the cat in the other and we walked to the van. As I passed a large van on my way to get in to the Emmanuel Van I looked back for some reason and there,sitting in the van was Pavel. He was smiling from ear to ear and waved to me. I waved back and lipped the words, Thank you. He held up a small piece of paper and just smiled.


I got in the van took Izaya out of his cage. He was dry, clean and freaked out.The kids and I sat all sprawled out on the seat. My cat curled up in my arms and Tesla crawled up in between my legs and they just feel fast asleep. They new they were with mommy ,the worst part was over and everything was going to be ok. We headed to Hlinsko. I just sat in the seat amazed that I was here. Steve and Dave kept me going by talking and stuff. But all the while I sat holding my babies fighting back the river of emotions and just said in my heart, " God I thank you for getting us here. I thank you for choosing me to be apart of this team and I am honored to serve you." Then It hit me. All though I just went through complete hell to get here,God put all the right people in my path to get me here. The enemy worked hard on my heart and mind and tried what  he could to delay the steps to the trip. No matter how much of a nightmare this experience was ,I already knew God was there. But suddenly he started to show where. I had two angelic escorts and many other supernatural moments along the journey. Then a man came out of no where to ease my worries just as a started to crack and to remind me it was all going to be ok. Keep it together, just a couple more steps and you are there. It was that grace and reassurance, that kept me together and focused. I just sat in my continued amazement and began to see just where the hand of God was the entire time and in my life.