Friday July 6, 2007

“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.” Luke 8:11-12

Our journey back home was a little more relaxed traveling back as most everyone had time on the trip to socialize and meet new friends. We arrived at the airport, had no problems taking off (though I was the next to last one on because of hunger and it kinda made mom a little nervous. The last one was actually Mark, who is older than I am, and he was told that his mom was worried that he wouldn’t make it on the flight! The airplane people thought that Mark was me.). God gave us another aerial show of stunning clouds, especially as we came into the States.

Once in Texas, however, our flight was delayed for a few hours due to the stormy weather – and I’m still downloading pictures! Once we lifted off, we enjoyed the company of one another as well as the energetic and funny steward. We each had our goodbyes at the airport (though half of us said our goodbyes a little later than others due to our luggage was in Texas still). What a fast trip!

I suppose that I ‘m happy to be home. Not really though – maybe for the hot showers, at least. I love visiting other countries, seeing their culture, and sharing the love of Christ, especially to the children. I loved the opportunity to see mom being used in the mission field. I really enjoyed our devotional in listening more for God’s voice and seeing His presence in our lives. And I thank Him that He allowed me to visit Trinidad as His ambassador. It’s really amazing to see how God orchestrated all the details on the trip and to see the amount of work that He accomplished through us.

One of the really exciting parts came actually after the trip was completed. I always make a picture video when I go on a trip or go to a camp, etc. I was able to make a five, including a DVD trailer. On top of it all, I was able to make “Special Edition” DVD’s with LightScribe DVD’s, full color insert and covers, and hard cases to boot. It was a very challenging and long process, but extremely rewarding as I had to push myself and learned skills in the process. The trip also proved rewarding as I have further learned about a culture shrouded in darkness but that is coming into the Light.