Dorcas & I were supposed to fly from Lima to Miami on Sunday night but, after a 2-hour delay, our flight was cancelled due to mechanical problems.  OK, that's frustrating but understandable.  Better to cancel the flight than to board an airplane that might take a quick nosedive into the Pacific.

But then all chaos broke out as 300 surly passengers all crowded around the American Airlines counters at the airport, screaming for re-connections, seat upgrades, hotel & meal vouchers, & various other types of pounds of flesh.  AA had a grand total of 3 people trying to assist 300 angry, bleary-eyed passengers after midnight.  There really wasn't even a line.  It was more like a herd.  Some people even saw the sun rise as they waited in line for their re-route.

We wound up hanging out w/ mission groups from Canada & Germany as we waited.  We shared our tales of woe in English, Spanish, French, and German.  Both groups missed connecting flights to Canada & Germany as a result of the AA Lima cancellation.

Fortunately, everyone in our American/Peruvian/Canadian/German group kept their calm during the highly-frustrating event.

Lesson learned:  If you're going to be public w/ your Christianity at the airport, then you'd also better keep cool when they cancel your flight!