Julie - Day 2

Today was a day of relief. After staying in Atlanta for the night, we finally got to leave for St. John at 11:30 this morning. I was a little anxious to see if anything else was going to come up and keep us from making our flight, but we made it. On the plane ride there, I spent a lot of time just thinking. I thought about the people that I remembered from last year and the way it looked in my dreams about it this time last year. At some point though, I just started praying. I stopped thinking about what was in store for me in St. John and began thinking about what God wanted to do in St. John and how I might be a part of that. I prayed for the kids that we will meet and teach this week and their parents. I prayed about my attitude this week; that God would give me as much patience as I will need in order to be productive for Him this week. Then, I turned to Holly and Anna who were sitting next to me and we all prayed together about the upcoming week. After that, I felt so much more at peace about everything. I feel like our group as a whole will need to relay on that a lot this week: prayer. Just stopping in the middle of whatever we’re doing a couple times this week to talk to God. It will remind us who’s ultimately taking care of all the details that we’re working so hard to make happen. After getting to the island and making it to the church, I finally felt the tension ease. Just sitting down and listening to John preach was the most relaxing part of the day for me. I pray that tomorrow we are able to show the kids God’s love in the best way possible.