Paying a Speeding Ticket

After preaching earlier in the day we were enjoying a late lunch at the airport while seeing a coworker off on a flight back to the US. I was extremely relaxed after an intense morning. I was relaxed until I got the word that my Monday flight had been CANCELLED.

A cancelled flight meant I needed to get back across Abidjan, Ivory Coast to my hotel, pack and then back to the airport to catch my only other flight option until Tuesday. If I missed the Sunday flight, I would miss a critical meeting w/ the Minister of Education in Ghana. The taxi driver understood my urgency. So in route to the hotel he exceeded the speed limit a bit. As we exited from a particular parkway, we were met by four police officers, one with a STOP sign and the others to give us a citation. But while the taxi was still in motion, Gregory (LEI’s W. Africa Director) extended a certain monetary sum out the window. It was graciously received by the official and off we speed. The ticket was paid without stopping, in time to catch my new flight.

Praise God for my W. African brother who knows how to navigate across the city of Abidjan quickly.