End of a Trip and Epilogue

Mar. 29.2013

10:25 am

I can’t believe that I am right now on the plane heading home. Just wow!! The days have gone by so fast. I honestly can say that I have been blessed by God. I came to bless others but the Guatemalans have blessed us. Their friendship, godliness, and love have touched me. God is good!…Well, we’ll reach Dallas soon. Hope everything goes well.

Again, customs, customs. Again, everything went smoothly and God helped me. Time for some final fun on the return trip…

6:00 pm

Whew! On the way home, customs went by pretty easily. Next, Martijn, Amelia, Rebekah, and I went to T.G.I.F.’s for lunch, trying out the Jack Daniels Burger that Jorge [one of the Guatemalans] recommended. Then I tried what Mike [my small group leader] suggested [once to us]: asking the waiter for a prayer request. Turns out, the waiter’s co-worker’s sister died on the morning. So I prayed for that.

It was just as if lightning struck me when I thought of it. I am pretty sure that that was God kinda reminding me to do it. The waiter was a really nice guy and we had a good lunch. One of the best burgers ever!

Then we hopped on their train system that spanned the entire airport. Halfway, another train broke down, causing all the other trains to stop as well. So, yeah, pretty much stuck on the trains for about half-an-hour, I would say.

…on the plane home now. Parted with Dave. I hope that I will see him again one day.

He was a great and funny guy and I’m glad I got to know him. He got sick at the end of the mission trip but he did his best to be involved until he couldn’t.

11:30 pm

Back home!! Wow it has been a blast. Time to adjust! God has been awesome, the trip was schmiff. Just wow.

#JesusIsGreater

Till now, as I’m typing out this post, I still can’t really believe that I actually went on this mission trip and returned with some much blessings.

Well, this ends my story of the mission trip. But in another sense, the mission trip never really ends….

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Day Three: Round Three

Mar. 22. 2013

11:10 p.m.

I don’t know where to start. Construction went well; I had the cool opportunity to climb to the roof to nail some stuff.

(Had an accident on the way to VBS camp, bus driver backed into a scooter. No one was hurt, thank God.)

I say “cool opportunity because, technically we weren’t supposed to go on the roof….but (not because I’m better or anything) I had the chance to climb on the frame and nail some supports down. And then the accident. The driver (he was a different driver from our usual)  missed the turning and reversed to try to get back. We all saw two ladies on a scooter pop up behind us. We all yelled “STOP! STOP!” but whoops. Of all the words we knew in Spanish, we knew how to say that one…so figure out how the brain works.

VBS camp went great. Did crafts…Had a great dinner: rice and chicken! Had youth night! Played soccer…(Did not tally, pity. 🙂 )

As you can see, I’m not much of a journal-er. Short and to the point… It honestly was kinda a great time just trying my best to communicate to the kids what they were supposed to do and all that. Pointing things out and saying whatever I know….Perhaps today was particularly trying on my nerves. But I quote a friend who simply told me, “Pray for patience.” I also am thankful for another friend who patted me on the back just to try to encourage me.

Man! I thank God for the friends I have.

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