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Getting home from Eastern Europe was an arduous journey<\/a>, but my traveling companions and I would make the most of our two-hour layover in Paris. We didn\u2019t have time to venture out into the city to sightsee, so Mark, John and I found a charming airport restaurant that might as well have been a bistro on the Champs \u00c9lys\u00e9es. I decided to take a picture of the menu as a memento.<\/p>\n

I reached into my backpack for my camera. I rummaged around for it, expecting my fingers to brush against the familiar shape of my passport. I\u2019d kept it close at hand during our two-week mission trip to teach English in Belarus. I felt my camera, but where was my passport? My lifeline while traveling abroad! Panic set in. I unzipped the backpack and opened it all the way to see the contents inside. I checked every pocket. A thorough search confirmed my worst nightmare. \u201cMy passport is missing!\u201d<\/a> I told Mark and John.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you remember when you had it last?\u201d John asked.<\/p>\n

I racked my brain. We\u2019d traveled from Minsk to Paris\u2019s Charles de Gaulle Airport. I\u2019d definitely had the passport when we landed. I\u2019d shown it at various checkpoints, pulling it out of my backpack several times. My traveling companions were much taller than me, and walked at a quicker pace, so I had to hustle to keep up with their long strides. At least once, I\u2019d shoved my passport back into my bag hastily. Had it fallen out then? How would I make the final leg of our journey to San Francisco without it?<\/p>\n

I stood up and put my backpack on my chair. \u201cI need to retrace my steps,\u201d I said. \u201cEat without me!\u201d I weaved my way through the airport crowd. When I reached the first checkpoint, I used my limited French to ask one of the employees if anyone had found an American passport on the ground. \u201cNon, madame,\u201d he replied. He directed me toward the security desk to inquire about my passport there.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if it was the language barrier or what, but I got turned around. I flagged down several people, but no one could tell me where I could find airport security. Eventually, someone sent me upstairs, to a second floor I hadn\u2019t known existed. I found a business office of some kind. It wasn\u2019t airport security. And it was empty. A dead end.<\/p>\n

Desperate and hopeless, I bowed my head. \u201cPlease, God, I need your help,\u201d<\/a> I whispered. \u201cI need to find my passport, and I don\u2019t have much time.\u201d<\/p>\n

When I looked up, I blinked in surprise at the handsome young man standing before me. I hadn\u2019t heard him approach. \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong?\u201d he asked. Though he had a noticeable French accent, his English was clear. What a relief!<\/p>\n

\u201cI lost my passport,\u201d I explained. \u201cI\u2019ve been so careful with it, but it\u2019s not in my backpack and I\u2019m due to fly home in less than two hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

He nodded patiently. \u201cLet\u2019s go back to your friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

Funny that he assumes I\u2019m with friends,<\/em> I thought. I hadn\u2019t mentioned it. And what good would that do? I still wanted to find airport security and report my lost passport<\/a>. But there was something about this young Frenchman I couldn\u2019t quite put my finger on\u2014something that made me put all my trust in him. We quickly returned to the restaurant where I\u2019d left Mark and John. \u201cDid you find it?\u201d Mark jumped up to ask.<\/p>\n

I shook my head. \u201cSadly, no.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhich backpack is yours?\u201d the Frenchman asked. I pointed to my bag, still on the seat where I\u2019d left it. He unzipped it, reached in and\u2014without further ado\u2014pulled out a passport. \u201cIs this yours?\u201d he asked, handing it to me. Stunned, I flipped it open to find my own photo staring back at me. The Frenchman smiled.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, it\u2019s mine!\u201d Mark, John and I looked at one another, all of us speechless. It was as if I could see the thought bubbles above their heads: What just happened?<\/em> They\u2019d seen me search the backpack thoroughly and were clearly as stunned as I was to see the passport reveal itself<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I finally turned back to the Frenchman. My savior. \u201cThank you so\u2014\u201d He was gone. I whipped my head around but didn\u2019t see him. \u201cI can\u2019t believe my passport was in my backpack the whole time,\u201d I said to my friends.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo,\u201d said Mark, \u201cit most definitely was not.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFrancine,\u201d said John, \u201cwe checked your backpack ourselves. After you left, we wanted to make sure you hadn\u2019t overlooked the passport while searching for it in a frenzy. We took our time and went through the backpack carefully, methodically. Your passport was not in there.\u201d<\/p>\n

We had just enough time to gather our things and head over to our gate. As we boarded our flight home, my passport clutched in my hand, I knew the rest of our trip would be safe and blessed<\/a>. I had an angel watching over me\u2014one with a French accent.<\/p>\n

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