So, better late than never right? This trip was amazing. I've wanted to blog about for so long, but I wasn't sure how exactly I could describe it in words, because that's how good God was to us while we were there. So, I am basically about to give you a play by play of this trip. Enjoy <3
Saturday, July 9th, 2011 <3
I woke up at 2:45 A.M. and basically flew out of bed. I had been waiting for this day for 314 days, and knowing it was finally here blew me away. I straightened my hair, I got dressed in my Caring Hearts shirt, and basket ball shorts, I brushed my teeth, and grabbed my stuff. At 3:30 A.M. I was out the door, and I arrived at Monroeville Assembly of God and 3:45 A.M. We laughed, we cried, we screamed, we smiled from ear to ear. We were going home, and the joy was undeniable. We got together in the gym and prayed. Then, I hopped into Gianna's van, her dad drove Gianna, Maria, Christina, Benita, and I to the airport. On the way there, the churchs trailer blew a tire, thats how we knew God wasn't going to let anything get in the way of what He had to do this week. We then got our stuff and went into the airport, we went and checked in and got all of our tickets. We then had to go through security, which we finished going through at 6:30 A.M, did I mention our flight left at 6:45? We ran through the airport, I dropped my ticket, ran back got it, made it on the plane with a few seconds to spare, and they closed the gate RIGHT behind us. I sat on the plane with two complete strangers, for 4 hours, but I ended getting to tell the lady all about where I was going. We landed in phoniex, Idk what time. Probably in the hour of 7 or 8, it's hard to think when the the time went 3 hours backwards. About 45 minutes to an hour later, we got in our vans. My van included, Doug, Mario, Lyndon, Steven, Lindsay, Veronica, Rachael, Lauren and I. We drove a little, and then stopped at mcdonalds. We drove more , and shared testimonies, we stopped at a gas station, and a nice man gave us melons, hahahahaha. Then, we went to walmart. I got headbands, a ball, ponytails, and a tv donner, the tv dinner was the only thing that didn't mysteriously dissapear while at the orphanage. We got back in the van 45 minutes later, and I was pretty much in tears. I was beyond scared, and excited, and nervous, and overjoyed. Any emotion you can think of was probably how I felt. We then crossed the border, I was home <3 We drove about five more minutes, screaming and smiling the whole way, until we pulled into the most wonderful place in the world, Bethel Orphanage!! <3 (Here's the best part of the day!!!!) Everyone flew out of my van, freaking out because we were finally home. Evelin ran out and saw Rachael, she remembered her. Then, I walked over to the pavillion, and I saw a little shadow hide behind one of the pillars, I knew for a fact it wasn't just a little shadow, it was Dulce. I walked forward a little more, and I looked behind the pillar, and out came mi amiga who immeadiatly dove into my arms, she never wanted to let go, and neither did I. <3 The rest of the day was spent playing with the kids, and just hanging out at the orphanage. It was just like coming home ffrom a long trip, and it felt like I never left.
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