Acts 27:1-20

• Paul set sail for Rome
• they board on one boat and later switched to another freight boat for Rome
• Paul warned the captain for dangers ahead
• but they went ahead anyways
• A gentle breeze began to blow from the south
• they thought they obtained their purpose (at first)
• so they lifted the anchor and started sailing
• Before long the gentle breeze became violent storm
• the ship was caught by the wind and they had to let her drive by the wind
• sometimes the circumstance is so powerful that we have very little control
• the key is to listen to early warnings (or warning signs) to avoid such situation
• and so it went on for 3 days and more
  
• on the 2nd day they threw the cargo overboard
• on the 3rd equipment and furniture
• for many more days the storm wouldn't let up
• and despair overruled
• it certainly looked like that was the end of the story
• in crisis like such, leadership is called for