Friday was our last day at the worksites! What amazing work
and friendships were made this trip! In
addition, it was inspirational to see the changes that happened in our group in
just a few short days: we witnessed the incoming freshmen (freshwomen, actually)
become enveloped into the community as the outgoing seniors are beginning to
say their goodbyes.
The order of the evening was a thorough house cleaning, a
hearty meal, a warm send-off by our hosts Carl and Dove, rookie skit (one of
the best in years!!) and, finally, a very sweet and personal worship
service. Lots of tears and hugs and
laughter are typical at this point in any mission trip and we’re spot-on
schedule this year.
Tomorrow morning we’ll wake early for a light breakfast,
pack-up and a final once-over and off we’ll head for our whitewater rafting
adventure!
"Our first
task in approaching another people, another culture, another religion is to
take off our shoes, for the place we are approaching is holy. Else we may find
ourselves treading on men's dreams. More serious still, we may forget that God
was here before our arrival”
Max Warren
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