Picture this... You are leading a team of 10 beautiful souls to Haiti. You have no church backing, travelers insurance, or organization behind you... You try your hardest to be as organized and prepared as possible. It's your first time being in charge of everything (plane tickets, schedules, training, etc.) and the week of departure you find out each person has an extra $100 in baggage & seat fees from your airline.
That happened. In August. I did not know that each seat for our airline cost $10 (4 plane rides = $40) nor did I know that baggage cost $30 BOTH ways... So that makes it an extra $100. Note, this is not the airlines fault, 'tis mine! God is good though because He knew it was my first time trying to get 10 people to Haiti on the same plane and He provided for all the plane tickets and He wasn't going to stop there! Praise the Lord that He knows I am mere dust.
We ended up raising extra support and being fine.
But I would love to just give you some advice when buying plane tickets.
1. Know your airline - Know their fees. Most airlines charge to check bags internationally. Make sure you know the price, find out if it's one way or both ways, check to see if you have to purchase seats, etc. Don't freak out and throw the airline out the window if they have fees. Almost all will and some airlines even with the fees are cheaper than others. #spiritairlines #worthit #dependsonwhereyouareflying
2. Don't Be Afraid to Call - Have a question about pricing? Call the airline! Most airlines are easily reachable and you can ask anything!
3. Always over fundraise and over budget - worse comes to worse, you have more money to tithe at whatever church you are visiting or donate to an orphanage.
Hopefully this epic fail I had can keep you from having an epic fail. I was so thankful for a community of believers and a providing and gracious God who helps me with all my failures!
In Him,
Lindsay
"Third World Girl"
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