Saturday- “Is it still August 1?”
“Let go, and let God.” Last night before we left, I felt that God purposely reminded me of this phrase. Holly and I have taken more of a leadership role for this trip, and both of us were feeling the stresses of getting everything together. We just needed to be reminded that things will go as they go, and there really is no point in stressing. John and Rene were wonderful at reminding us of that, and they truly have made me feel good and supported about all of the work we have done.
So, waking up at 2:55am, I was ready to just get to St. John today…However, as things would have it, our flight was delayed from a 6:40am flight to an 11:20am flight, thus making us miss our flight to St. Thomas. We couldn’t find some of our luggage, we were all exhausted and hungry, and we didn’t know what the plan would now be. We ended up having to stay in Atlanta for the night…
However, everyone had such a good attitude about everything. There was no complaining, and everyone was so willing to help in any way they could. We ate lunch at the airport (for free… woo hoo!), and it was hilarious, because of the delirious conversations we were having. We ended up staying at a very nice hotel, and we got to go to a Brazilian steak house! It was the nicest restaurant I’ve ever been to, and it was fabulous, especially the cheese biscuits that I just couldn’t put down.
Although things definitely did not go the way we planned, God had such a better plan for us. Our whole group had not been able to hang out yet, and this whole experience brought us much closer together. Laughter has been such a huge part of today, which for me, is such a huge blessing. Our group just loves having fun together, and I’m excited to see what the next week brings.
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