Friday July 12, 2009 : The Mission Trip Begins at the Airport Check-In Counter

I arrived at the airport with a decent amount of time to check in...there was a bit of a line at the check in counter and I requested they put my skymiles number on my ticket, but the lady told me to just do it at the gate. So I said ok and decided to just do it at the gate instead of insist she put it on then. I said my goodbyes and headed to the gate. When I went up to the counter to get my skymiles number put on there was a lady in front of me with an injured knee. When she walked away from the counter she did not look like she was pleased with the service that she received (or didn't receive). I went up to the counter and handed my number and ticket to the man and he said "You have an aisle seat!" and I said "Yes?". And then he asked if I wanted a window seat. Of course I said yes. But I was slightly confused as to why he was offering this to me. I thought perhaps they noticed that I was a frequent flier and were offering me an "upgrade" to the window seat. But that was not the case. Apparently the lady in front of me had a window seat but was in need of an aisle seat to be able to stretch her leg out. So I happily was able to switch with her and she was so grateful! She thanked me numerous times. Even as we were dealing with problematic plane doors and switching planes. I didn't even have to leave the county before my "mission trip" started. People everywhere need to be shown the love of Christ!