He's from Benin, but he lives in Cameroon.  In the Far North Region.  And he was on his way to Yaounde to teach at FATEB, the seminary that is walking distance from Shiloh.  The school administrator had made reservations for him to stay with us.  Had assured us that their professor would definitely arrive at Shiloh prior to 8 p.m. on Saturday night.  Which is why we were on standby alert last night, waiting for his arrival.  We wanted to give him that warm Shiloh welcome which we are so famous for.  We wanted to give him the grand tour of the house.  And we wanted to make sure that he was settled into his room before we went off to our room for the night.  8 p.m. came and went.  9 p.m. rolled around.  Soon it was 10 p.m. and this old couple could no longer stay up waiting for our new guest.  Joseph knew to call us whenever the professor should arrive.  At 1 a.m. I awoke and realized that our sleep had not been interrupted.  Quickly phoning Joseph I discovered that the man had not yet arrived.  Thankfully I was able to fall back to sleep without any difficulty.  Until 2:30 a.m.  That's right, our guest arrived at 2:30 a.m. on Sunday.  A mere six and a half hours late.  But we live in Cameroon.  So this is not an unheard of event.  At 2:30 a.m. we sat in the parlor with our guest and listened to his story.  It seems that he and his fellow passengers boarded their plane and prepared for take off.  The plane taxied out onto the runway.  And then the announcement came that the flight would be delayed due to weather.  So they patiently waited.  And waited.  And waited.  Finally the plane turned around and taxied back to the terminal.  The announcement came that all passengers were to board a bus which would drive them to the next airport.  The weather conditions were not clearing up.  There was nothing else to do.  So off the plane they came, and collecting their luggage, headed towards the bus.  After a long bus ride, they finally arrived at the next airport, boarded the waiting plane, and finally were airborne, heading towards Yaounde.  Where they safely arrived.  Six and a half hours late.  Not to worry.  This is Cameroon.  We are used to delays and things not happening when, how, and why they should be  happening.  And the weather issues?  No, it does not snow here in Cameroon.  They were having a serious Harmattan dust storm.  That's the winds that blow off the Sahara dessert and darken the sky until visibility is reduced to a dangerous level.  Thankfully our guest had all day Sunday to recover from his adventure filled trip.  Tomorrow he begins teaching his students.  And the older couple?  We also enjoyed getting to sleep in and recuperate from the abbreviated night.