i am going on a trip in Europe in July with some friends of mine. they are going for about a month, but i'm joining them (hopefully) for about 10 days, July 4-15. we're going to England, then France, followed by Switzerland and Rome. i'm planning on leaving in Rome so i can soak up as much of Europe as possible before heading back home for a jr. high trip i'm planning on going on.

here's where the prayer is needed. i've already got my ticket to England on the fourth. unfortunately, i can only find online tickets back from Rome that are over $1,200. i can't pay that. not anywhere close. i've found some tickets for $700+ but i waited too long to check for lower prices. :( as of now, i have a ticket into Europe, but none out. i'm getting a tad worried about it (even though it's a couple months away). if you guys could pray about that for me (and a safe trip as well), that'd be great. i'd like to find the tickets on my own, but if i have to i'll talk to a travel agent and spend a bit of dough for it.

will do mike.

I know a few websites for you to check out that might help you get cheaper tickets. I'll look for the paper that has the sites.

Have a great time in Europe. I'll be going over to England in September. :)

Switzerland is absolutely beautiful. We had an exchange student from Switzerland. Do any of you speak German/other languages?

I will pray for you.

Hey Mike

My (our) Father owns the cattle on a thousand hills....he will provide :) ......praying

John

Wow! I know someone who did that once. It'll be fun, and are you into English literature or anything? Just asking.

Switzerland is absolutely beautiful. We had an exchange student from Switzerland. Do any of you speak German/other languages?
i know enough Spanish to get good grades in high school and college. ;) but since we're not going to Spain, i don't think that'll help all that much.

thanks for the prayers all. John, that is good reassurance. thank you. :D

i will be contacting my friend within the next couple of days to see how he's figured the cost so far. that'll determine if i actually can contine on to Rome or if i have to come back sooner (hopefully not). it'll also help me figure out what exactly my budget for a ticket home will be.

thanks for all your prayers. :)

i finally found a ticket that'll work. i'll be coming back via LAX. i might be staying with some friends for a couple days until i can catch up with the the gang going to the jr. high camp down in Palm Springs. if worse comes to worse, i'll just catch another flight up to Sacramento. still ends up being cheaper than a flight straight there.

i really want to be able to hang out down south some, tho. it would be the sweetest thing. well, one of them. it depends on quite a few variables tho. if you could pray that whatever happens i'm not bitter over. ;) and also that the end of my Europe trip is just as good as the rest of it.

cool. I am actually going to Ireland and England this June... :D

LAX huh? maybe we could all get together and do something(?). we could always hit an in n out by the airport (we did that with carrie the first time she went through LAX).

well, it's time. i leave next monday, so i have a week left to prepare. and it feels like i'll need to squeeze every second out. it's as if there are 93 things to do but i can only remember 18 of them. :-\ so, if you guys could pray for a safe trip, and that my preparation goes well, that'd be the coolest yet. :) thanks.

you got it mike. have an awesome time. :) (which i'm positive that you and your friends will.)

cool. I am actually going to Ireland and England this June...

I'm going to Ireland too.... Oh wait! I live there! :P

Ill keep you in prayer Mike. If you pass by the Vatican, have a wee peek if anything is spraypainted on the side.

lol, dork-o Brain

Have fun, Mike!

i think that's a near given, but i'll follow your sage advice anyway, Riz. :) ;)

so i leave tomorrow. :D everything's coming together (tho i still need to wash my clothes and pack, but that won't take too long). and, it turns out, my friends and i are on the same flight to London. weird, considering we've thought all along that i was getting there a couple hours before them. so it's a really cool surprise to get that news today. :D

that's great that you all get to fly together on the same plane!

traveling mercies and i look forward to hearing how it goes. :)

Some, maybe most of you, maybe none of you, have heard about the bombings in London.

If not, go here. (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050707/ap_on_re_eu/britain_explosion_55;_ylt=AqutswNqBBWFNJqoPLDI89m9 Q5gv;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl)

Rest assured. Mike's okay. He just posted on his livejournal about it.

Yeah, I heard about that. I'm glad Mike is ok.

yeah, thank You Lord for keeping Mike and his friends safe...

yes, i'm fine. but my hostel-mate Simon has been missing since yesterday morning. please pray.

Hope he came back. Let us know how things are.
Good to hear you're safe.

CJ

yes, i'm fine. but my hostel-mate Simon has been missing since yesterday morning. please pray.

wow, will do mike. please keep us informed.

Will be praying Mike...and of course I am glad you are ok...but dont let those slithering cowards who kill innocent ppl ruin your trip...God will take care of you.

And God will take care of them also, in one way or another.
I'll also pray he comes back safely.



Next time you decide to have a trip round Europe, nip over to Ireland and say Hi to Laura and me!

Scott, i plan on it. :)

as for my trip, everything went splendidly. London was the only bump in the trip, for obvious reasons. i've updated my blog (http://www.livejournal.com/users/unshakeable/36726.htm) about the entire thing, complete with pictures.

Mike the link isn't working. Can you update us on your friends status please?

for you viewing pleasure. (http://www.livejournal.com/users/unshakeable/36726.html)

thanks Tracy. :) i forgot the "l" in html. :P

no problem, i knew your pics were probably in high demand to see. ;)