Final Bolivia Blog Post
To those who love us, pray for us, and have encouraged/supported us in this life-changing mission trip:
This is Jen here to tell you all about the last day of our trip. On the last day of our trip, after our long overnight flight, we arrived, very groggily, at the Miami airport. We then checked our luggage and made our way over to the beach. We were all very grateful for the opportunity to break up the 24 hours of travel and enjoy the sunshine. The waves beckoned us into the ocean and we had plenty of fun splashing around and soaking up the sun. It was Dave’s first experience in the ocean, and he will now unfortunately have pretty high expectations ; the beach was beautiful and the weather could not have been more perfect! After reluctantly returning to the airport we experienced a few scares: a supposedly (but not actually) stolen wallet, some (quickly resolved) ticket issues, and a shared belief that we were running late. We were not, however, running late. In fact, each time we looked at the screen that showed the departure time of our flight it was a later and later time due to weather. The girls passed the time during our delay eating candy, watching YouTube videos on Whitney’s phone, making friendship bracelets and much more. The boys mostly lounged (how boring!). Once we were finally on the plane we were surprised to see that for once we were all in the same area! At about 6:30 we heard the dreadful words that there were storms ahead and we would have to add about 400 miles to our flight in order to avoid them. Soon after that, we learned that we needed to stop in Cincinnati in order to replenish our fuel supply. However, we did not let this news dampen our spirits. Despite the fact that we had just spent the past 24 hours in flight or as a layover, we enjoyed ourselves! We probably annoyed the heck out the people around us as we reminisced about our trip, passed a bag of animal crackers along four rows of seats and had our own little dance party. Well… the last part was just Meagan and I. Though our spirits were high, we were all excited to come home and see our families. After our return to the states we have come to appreciate things such as flushing toilet paper down the toilet, drinking water out of the tap, not worrying so much about whether or not drivers will regard red lights and… breathing! We have also come to be more grateful for our supportive family members, our relationship with the Lord and the many opportunities we have to worship Him. My experiences in Bolivia have helped me to realize how much God has given me and taught me how to be a better servant to others. Thank you so much for your spiritual and financial support which made it possible for us to go to Bolivia, grow in faith, and serve the Lord.
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July 21st, 2011 at 3:00 pm
“After our return to the states we have come to appreciate things such as flushing toilet paper down the toilet, drinking water out of the tap, not worrying so much about whether or not drivers will regard red lights and… breathing!” –> 100% truth!