Mission Impossible (Almost)

I love Missions trips. I like to travel. Sometimes the two go together. Well actually I travel and have traveled a bit without being on a mission. Ok, so I was on a mission, but not a church mission. I digress (as usual). Airport security. Enough said. These guys are at the top of their game in figuring out if you are a bad guy. They ask all the right questions and look for bad answers. One mission trip on our way to Guatemala I recall "an incident" at the luggage check. We were traveling with about 20 people. The procedure is pretty simple for team members. You can check 2 bags on international flights. Pack one bag with your stuff, and bring an empty bag for the church to put team supplies that we will need. We all packed the bags with things we would be bringing for our mission with children such as games, school supplies, toiletries that would be considered a luxury, etc.  Upon reaching the ticket counter to check the bags, the standard security question came up. "Did you pack your bags yourself?" Thank God for honest people. One of our sweet ladies decided "No, in fact, I have no idea what is in here." would be the proper response. Thank you for playing, what do we have as a prize for the 20 passengers with bags they didn't pack themselves? A long delay with a security and customs interrogation. We did make the flight with all of our newly labeled and inspected bags on board. If you travel with a mission team from our church today, you will be instructed as to how to talk to security as part of the team training. Nice.